The Highwayman By Alfred Noyes

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“The Highwayman”written by Alfred Noyes written as a narrative poem that describes “love is worth dying for.” Shattered her breast in the moonlight and wanted him with her death.”(line 78)This is important because she sacrificed herself to save the love of her life.The theme is love is worth dying for and Bess died for the Highwayman,the love of her life.”And still in winter nights,they say,when the road is in the trees,when the moon is ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,when the road is a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,the Highwayman comes riding-riding-riding.The Highwayman comes riding up to the old indoor”(91-97)This is also important because it said the moon was a ghostly galleon,tossed upon cloudy seas.Which means that

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