Using drama to analyse the next section of 'The Highwayman' | English

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Match the words to their definitions:
- narrative poem
  
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  a poem that tells a story ✓
- build-up
  
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  introduces the storyline for some main characters and builds tension ✓
- stanza
  
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  a part of a poem consisting of two or more lines grouped together ✓
- analyse
  
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  to study something in detail to understand its meaning ✓
Match the stanzas with their topics:
- stanza one
  
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  the setting ✓
- stanza two
  
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  the Highwayman ✓
- stanza three
  
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  Bess ✓
- stanza four
  
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  Tim ✓
- stanza five
  
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  the Highwayman speaking to Bess ✓
- stanza six
  
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  the Highwayman leaving ✓
Why does stanza five include inverted commas?
- because the stanza includes adjectives
- because the stanza includes commas
- because the stanza includes speech ✓
Order the lines of stanza five:
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  “One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I’m after a prize tonight,
- 2
  
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  But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light;
- 3
  
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  Yet, if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day,
- 4
  
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  Then look for me by moonlight,
- 5
  
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  Watch for me by moonlight,
- 6
  
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  I’ll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way.”
"One kiss, my __________ sweetheart" - which adjective does the Highwayman use to describe Bess here?
- red-lipped
- hollow-eyed
- bonny ✓
"Then look for me by moonlight, watch for me by moonlight, I’ll come to thee by moonlight" is an example of which poetic device?
- metaphor
- simile
- personification
- repetition ✓
- rhyme