Transcript The Highwayman

The Highwayman
The Highwayman
• Read pg 246. Answer these
questions:
1. What is a narrative poem?
2. What is the setting of this poem?
3. Who are the characters?
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• Write down these vocabulary words.
• Go through the poem, and, using the
footnotes, define each of these words:
1. galleon
6. ostler
2. claret
7. harry
3. rapier hilt
8. casement
4. plaiting
9. priming
5. wicket
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• Let’s find out what the story is in this narrative
poem.
• Watch this version of the poem:
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• Jot down a QUICK summary of the poem.
• Share your summary with the class.
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• There is a lot more to a narrative poem than
just the story. Let’s discover the rhythm and
figures of speech contained in this narrative.
• Get out your Poetry Vocabulary and
Definitions list.
• This is where you can find a copy of the list:
• Poetry Terms and Definitions
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Using your list, be prepared to tell me what these
figures of speech ‘look’ like. If you can give me an
example, that would be GREAT!
1. metaphor
2. simile
3. alliteration
4. personification
5. onamatopeia
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• Follow along in your book while the narrator
reads the poem. Listen for the ‘beat’ of the
poem. What does it remind you of?
• Watch for the figures of speech. A hint to help
you look is to look more closely at the lines
that seem to have more meaning than meets
the eye.
• Listen to The Highway Man here.
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• Can you identify the figures of speech in this
copy of the poem? Click on the link to view
the webpage.
• Scroll over the highlighted words to see what
figure of speech they represent.
http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/highwaym
an/index.cfm
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• With a partner, find the following figures of
speech in Part 2 of the poem:
1. metaphor
2. personification
3. alliteration
4. onomatopeia
5. simile
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• Go to page numbers 254 and 255 in your
textbook.
• Do the following exercises:
• pg. 254 – Reading Check :Part 1 of the poem is
done for you. Make a sequence chart for Part 2.
• pg. 254 – Questions 1-5
• pg. 255 – Copy down and finish the Figure of
Speech chart.