Analysing stanzas five and six of 'The Highwayman'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can analyse and understand the events in stanzas five and six of ‘The Highwayman’.
Key learning points
- Alred Noyes uses figurative language to provide imagery and describe events in stanzas five and six.
- Texts written a long time ago may contain unfamiliar vocabulary.
- Understanding the author's vocabulary choices is essential to understanding the text fully.
- Analysing a text enables readers to understand the events, characters and their actions in greater depth.
Keywords
Narrative poem - a poem that tells a story
Build-up - introduces the storyline for some main characters and begins to set up a problem or situation that will build in tension
Stanza - a part of a poem consisting of two or more lines grouped together
Analyse - to study something in detail to understand its meaning
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to understand the vocabulary, particularly in stanza six.
Give explicit definitions for any unfamiliar language, using visuals to support the explanations, to help pupils' understanding.
Teacher tip
It may be useful to find additional images to illustrate the meaning of key vocabulary.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Fill in the gap. 'The Highwayman' is an example of a ...
Q2.Order the events of stanzas one-four:
Q3.Match the poetic devices to their definitions:
Q4.Which of these is a metaphor?
Q5.Which of the sentences below uses onomatopoeia?
Q6.Which of the sentences below uses a simile?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the key words to their definitions:
Q2.Match the stanzas with their topics:
Q3.Match some of the words from stanza five with their definitions:
Q4.Match some of the words from stanza six with their definitions:
Q5.Which of the sentences below contains a simile?
Q6.Which of these does Alfred Noyes use throughout 'The Highwayman'?
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