Question #1: Explain what selflessness is and how it is revealed in the poem, “The Highwayman,” by Alfred Noyes.









Question #2: Use specific evidence from the poem, “The Highwayman,” by Alfred Noyes, to describe how vivid language is used to create images for the reader.









Question #3: Use evidence from the poem to explain why the Highwayman did not ride off, but instead allowed himself to be killed at the end of the poem.

Answer:

#1… concern more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own.

Explanation:

#2…The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.   

The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.   

The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,   

And the highwayman came riding—

         Riding—riding—

The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.

He’d a French cocked-hat on his forehead, a bunch of lace at his chin,   

A coat of the claret velvet, and breeches of brown doe-skin.

They fitted with never a wrinkle. His boots were up to the thigh.   

And he rode with a jewelled twinkle,

         His pistol butts a-twinkle,

His rapier hilt a-twinkle, under the jewelled sky.

#3… And the highwayman came riding—

         Riding—riding—

The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.

This is an example of what form of poetry?
Moon above the land
reflecting on life below
silver in the light

summary about Inspiration is Overrated

How does sameness relate to unique?

In a well-developed paragraph (six to seven sentences), describe how you think your world would be different if you were unable to see or hear.

Choose any three of the following to include in your response. BE SURE TO EDIT!

* Describe the things you would miss the most.
* Discuss how you would communicate with your friends, your family, and others.
* How do you think you would feel going out in public knowing you had an obvious disability?
* How would you express your feelings and ideas?