The Highwayman

Poet: Alfred Noyes

Age: KS2

A dramatic narrative poem which can be explored with lots of drama activities, such as conscience alley, freeze-frames/thought tracking, zone of relevance and hot seating. By using the drama, the historic poem comes to life and makes the poem more accessible to children, as these interactive activities will help develop understanding.

Writing activities/features and techniques:

Wanted posters

Letter writing

Character description

Simile and metaphor focus

Newspaper article

Class dictionary resource (explore unfamiliar words and create this)

Produce other poetry forms (use this as a stimulus)

Imagery

Onomatopoeia

Rhyme and repetition and rhythm