· The Highwayman: Summary. J. by Website Contributors. The poem is divided into two parts, marked out in the text as ‘Part One and ‘Part Two.’ ‘Part One consists of six stanzas. Each of these stanzas is again made up of six lines. ‘Part Two’ consists of nine stanzas, though the last two stanzas among them are written slightly apart from the rest to show the passage Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. The Highwayman. Alfred Noyes - Part I. The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding—. Riding—riding—. The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door. The Highwayman. PART ONE. The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding—. Riding—riding—. The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.
Alfred Noyes was the son of Alfred and Amelia Adams Noyes. He was born on the 16th of September in the year in the town of Wolverhamton, England. His father was a teacher and taught Latin and Greek and in Aberystwyth, Wales. In , Alfred attended Exeter College in Oxford. With "The Highwayman," Noyes explores love, illustrating a form of idealized devotion, but exploring the danger of love as well. At the heart of the poem is the love between Bess and the highwayman: They secretly court by night and although the highwayman is a bandit, he nonetheless behaves like a gentleman, kissing her hair as he cannot. 'The Highwayman' by Alfred Noyes is a three-part poem that is divided into one set of six stanzas, another of nine, and a final concluding two stanza section. The stanzas are all six lines long, known as sestets.
The Highwayman. By Alfred Noyes Part One I The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight, over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding- Riding-riding- The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door. II. The Highwayman. By Alfred Noyes. P ART O NE. The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees. The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas. The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding—. Riding—riding—. The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door. ‘The Highwayman’ by Alfred Noyes is a gothic narrative of tells of the story of the highwayman, the red coats who wanted to capture him, and his lover. The poem details the love affair going on between the highwayman and the landlord’s daughter Bess.
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