Written by

Alfred Noyes

It was a night for love and adventure

Setting: a moonlit road

hundreds of years ago

and a country inn at midnight

Add a cast of characters

A dashing and daring young highwayman

A beautiful young woman

A jealous stableman

A group of cruel soldiers

Predict what could happen when you blend them all together in one narrative poem .

A poem which is written to tell a story. It has a plot, characters, setting, and theme.

This story is based on a true story the author heard while vacationing in the British Isles. Some highwaymen were considered heroes by the Scots because the robbers often shared money with the poor.

You must hear the poem read out loud to feel the galloping rhythms the author purposefully placed in the stanzas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2CFM4ev-g8Loreena McKennit

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