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    The Highwayman Timeline

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    In summary, of the Highwayman Timeline you can tell that this story takes you on a rollercoaster. In the beginning, the poem really sets the mood as it describes the love the two characters have for eachother. The poem also brings to your attention that there is a love triangle going on. With a love triangle comes betrayal of the one who is not loved by the one he desires the most. As the plot thickness the Highwayman must leave and carry on his duties, but does make clear to his love, Bess that

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    Bess And The Highwayman

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    The highwayman Love is a venturous adventure depends on fate and uncertain factors, which resulting in different consequences. For example, through the language of the poem, the reader can find that the love story between Bess and the highwayman contains many uncertain factors. In this quotation, "Dumb as a dog he listened, and he heard the robber say--", the author uses a simile to indicate Tim's malicious intention. The appearance of Tim is unexpected, which causes a dire consequence on Bess and

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    read the poem The Highwayman? The Highwayman by Alfred Noyce is a poem about a robber, a girl named Bess, and Tim the Tosler. The Highwayman and Tim both love Bess. Bess loves only one of the men, the robber. The Highwayman and Bess had a plan to run away together after he robs a train. But their plan fails because Tim tells King George about this and King George and his men go to Bess to ask her questions, and she killed herself. Then King George's men hunted down The Highwayman and killed him.

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    The Highwayman Essay

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    "The Highwayman" is a narrative poem written by Alfred Noyes that portrays ill-starred romance between the highwayman, a thief and Bess, the landlord's daughter. Everything is going well until Tim calls the authorities and sets a trap to catch the highwayman, because he's a thief. Tim, Bess’s father's ostler is in love with Bess and goes out of his way to ensure that Bess’s relationship won't last. After Tim tips off the authorities Bess warns the highwayman and in the process she perishes. To

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    Journey of the Highwayman The poem “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes is about a robber who is in love with his landlord’s daughter. He kisses her goodbye and promises to be back by the next night. The next evening, instead of the highwayman, British soldiers show up at the door and wait for the highwayman to come back. Meanwhile, Bess is tied up with a gun to her chest. When she hears the highwayman’s horse, she pulls the trigger to warn him. He tries to get away, but it doesn’t work. He is found

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    assuming that you would be pretty upset. Friendships can make you jealous too, nowadays you can go onto any device and see things of your friends hanging out or doing something fun without you, you don't get such a good feeling after that. In “The Highwayman” these sentences really stood out to me, “His eyes were hollows of madness” (Stanza 4) and another

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    Kyle Cantrell Professor Toni 16 November 2017 Riding The highwayman is a beloved historical look on the traditional forbidden love story that is filled with imagery and unexpected moments to keep the reader interested. Alfred Noyes doesn't experiment with new writing techniques or revolutionary storylines. However he utilizes elements and techniques that have been used for centuries. This common story line of the thief or robber who has a forbidden love is common among many classic english works

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    then here’s the answer ‘’ The Highwayman’’ by Alfred Noyes is a wonderful poem. It is because it is about a wild highwayman who finds the love of his life in a town that he was planning to rob. After they meet he says he’ll go get some gold from the bank. After that a man named Tim the ostler sent some of king George's men to get the highwayman but, instead they capture the girl and she then shoots herself to warn the highwayman of the trap. The next day the highwayman goes to the dead girl and gets

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    Would you be willing to give your life to protect something? In the poem, The Highwayman, a girl named Bess was captured by King George’s men. Tim the osler loved Bess, so he wanted to save her. He tried to save her, but was shot by King George’s men in the highway. This poem is a masterpiece. In the poem, The Highwayman, a girl shot herself to escape King George’s men. She ended up dying trying to escape from the bad people. Tim ends up dying anyway, because the bad people caught up to him and shot

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    no other .” The Highwayman” was written by Alfred Noyes and it was written in 1913. The poem tells a tragic love story through a poem. This poem is a masterpiece that stood the test of time . Noyes was born in 1812 and he made this poem in 1913. Throughout the poem Noyes uses a lot of device to bring the poem to life. The highwayman has a lot of similes. Some examples of the similes are that Bess’s face is like a light. There is also one that says that the highwayman face is compared

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