Analysis of "The Highwayman" Poem by Alfred Noyes
The analysis delves into the themes, characters, setting, diction, figures of speech, and overall message of Alfred Noyes' famous poem "The Highwayman." It explores the tragic love story between the highwayman and Bess, highlighting the evocative language and vivid imagery used to convey a tale of romance, betrayal, and ultimate sacrifice.
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The Highwayman By: Alfred Noyes By: Calista Wagner, Taylor Wood
The Highwayman I 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. II 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.
Paraphrase of Highwayman The poem The Highwayman is about the highwayman. Bess falls in love with highwayman. The highwayman is a robber. He falls in love with a woman named Bess. Bess was. kidnapped by the kings men. When the highwayman went to go and save her, Bess shot her self as a warning not to save her. Bess died in the darkness and the highwayman was eventually shot by the kings men.
Speaker/Intended Audience The speaker is a person who witnessed or heard the poem and is telling it again. A intended audience is a person who has ever fallen in love. The speaker is also the poet who wants to tell a story of love. He wrote it for readers who are entertained by love and tragedy. Anyone who reads this will have to feel bad for the two characters.
Setting The setting for this poem is the country side of the Inn
Explanation of title It is called the highwayman because he always ride down the same road every day and that is called the highway
Diction/ Word Choice Jewelled- Something resembling a jewel in appearance, ornamental effect, or the like, as a star. Love-Knot- A knot of ribbon as a token of love. Casement- A window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame. Moonlight- The light of the moon. Cobbles- coal in lumps larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder.
Figures of Speech The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees- Metaphor The moon was ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas- Metaphor The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moon- Metaphor His rapier hilt a-twinkle, under the jewelled sky- Metaphor Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair- Metaphor Dumb as a dog he listened, and he heard the robber say- Simile
Figure of Speech Continue Marching marching- Repetition and Alliteration Tlot tlot tlot tlot! Had they heard it? The horse-hoofs ringing clear- Onomatopoeia Tlot tlot tlot tlot, in the distance? Were they deaf that they did not hear- Onomatopoeia Tlot tlot, in the frosty silence! Tlot tlot in the echoing night- Onomatopoeia Back, he spurred like a madman, shrieking a curse to the sky- Simile Down like a dog on the highway- Simile
Irony The irony of The Highwayman is would expect he would live on the highway and live forever on highway. Instead he died on the highway.
Tone The tone in The Highwayman changes many times and in various tones. In the beginning the tone is dark. Once the Highwayman sees his the love of his life it changes to romantic. Then when he sees a death the tone changes to horrific.
Personal Reactions When we first read this we felt loved. We felt loved especially in the line But he loved the landlord s daughter . We felt horrified when we found out that the gun was pointing right at Bess. At the end of the story when they both died, we felt sympathy cause he wanted to save Bess but they both died.
Evaluation We loved in the beginning how it was very dark and mysterious. We also liked how the Highwayman tried to save the love of his life, Bess. We found that very heart- touching.
The End We would like to thank these people/ websites for their help, Mr. Hall And Dictionary.com
