Highwayman

like a sea. The “ship” is sailing the “sea”. Stanza 2: “And he rode with a jeweled twinkle, his pistol butts a twinkle, his rapier butt a twinkle...” The author includes the repetition to put emphasis on the fact the Highwayman seemed to shine. It gives the effect that the Highwayman is like a shining star. Stanza 3: “Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed…” The author used alliteration to represent the noise of the horse’s hooves on the stone and to put emphasis on how loud it was. Stanza 4:

when someone gives something that is important to them in order to help another. First, “The Highwayman” is a good example of why sacrifice is acceptable. In this story, Bess sacrificed her life in order to warn the highwayman, because soldiers held her captive and were planning to kill him. This is acceptable because the king’s men were probably going to kill her anyway, and doing this she saved the highwayman. If he were to die she probably thought that there would be no reason to live anyway. The

This is about the highwayman a poem that Alfred Noyes made.There are many alliteration devices in here. There are metaphors, similes, alliteration, repetition, and imagery. Ill tell you some examples of all these. Have you ever heard the highwayman? It is a kinda good poem. It is about a guy that is a thief that gets killed and his love of his life makes sure he don't get caught and he still gets caught and the army soldiers killed him. It is a good poem you should read it. The first one is metaphores

The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes is a fantastic poem. It really gets you pulled in when you hear about this forbidden love, that the highwayman and Bess have. The poem is about a highwayman (robber) and Bess, which is the landlord’s daughter and it’s about their relationship. The story goes on and there is a man named Tim and he likes Bess and he hears them talking. He turns the highwayman into the king. They go to Bess’s room and ties her up so when the highwayman comes back they can catch him and

love and people are jealous from love. In the poem titled, “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes, love is powerful because people sacrifice themselves for love. Noyes shows the power of love by writing, “Then [Bess] fingers moved in the moonlight/ Her musket shattered the moonlight/ shattered her breast in the moonlight and warned him- with her death.” (76-78). Noyes is explaining that Bess had shot herself to warn the Highwayman. Consequently, this proves that people

In the narrative poem, “The Highwayman,” by Alfred Noyes, a highwayman visits the landlord’s daughter, Bess in the midst of the night and professes his love to her. However, later the landlord’s daughter has a daunting choice between his life or her own. The poem, “Annabel Lee,” by Edgar Allan Poe portrays a tale of young love between the speaker and Annabel Lee. However, when Annabel Lee’s life is taken away the poem takes a chilling turn. Both authors effectively develop the theme of love, however

Have you ever read a poem that just keeps you wonder the whole time.If not than you have never read the poem “ The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes. The poem is about a Highwayman who is someone who would rob people. He is in love with the landlord’s daughter Bess and he was going to rob someone one night and when he came back they were going to run away together. Someone told the soldier that the highway man would come back for bess because he was in love with her. So the soldier took Bess tied her

¨Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe and ¨The Highwayman”by Alfred Noyes. Both stories talk about a happy couple which are punished by an jealous figure. The stories might sound similar but there is also differences found about in the stories. And the only thing left to do is to compare and contrast them, but I kinda have to because I really want an A in this class. First, I will

Have you ever heard of “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes? The Highwayman is about this man who loves this woman. He thinks he can do anything for her so he can get her attention. So the soldiers come and take her away, but the highwayman will do everything he can to save her. The thing is that I think this a masterpiece because it is describing Bess about how she looks like. Also this poem has a lot of poetic devices like Metaphor, simile, repetition, personification. This man has had a hard time

After reading the naritive poem, "The Highwayman", it is obvious that Bess is the true hero. First, she illustrates heroinism with her love for the Highwayman. The author illistrates this point when he states," Bess, the landlords daughter, Plaiting a dark red love - knot into her long black hair." The red knot represents the strength between Bess and the Highwayman's love, and it shows that she would do anything to protect the love they share. In addition to bess being a loving person, she is also