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Comment 17 of 17, added on June 28th, 2006 at 2:22 PM.
If you want to hear it in a song: 'the Highwayman' by Loreena McKennitt (The book of secrets)
It's a beautifull poem, and so is the song!
It really means something.(hard to explain) It's not a dead poem. It'll always stay on my mind, I hope, for it's really meaningfull (you can laugh at me for that, but if you try to listen with more then your ears, you'll know what I mean), it has a story to tell, a great story behind that (relative) short poem!
Sarah from Belgium
Comment 16 of 17, added on May 12th, 2006 at 1:24 AM.
Noyes has captured a huanting moment in time. The rythmatic structure and deep wounds beg for a passionate reading. When reading the Highwayman, I was overcome with a pride of our capability as humans to inspire and to die.
Genesis
Comment 15 of 17, added on May 8th, 2006 at 1:22 PM.
i loved it it was way wacko!!!!!!!!!!!!
yo!!!!!! ness!!!!!!!
Comment 14 of 17, added on April 28th, 2006 at 7:35 AM.
just a typing error---- it says brain dished instead of brandished
madhu
Comment 13 of 17, added on April 18th, 2006 at 2:10 PM.
It has been sixty-six years since I memorized this poem for my eighth grade English class. The rythym of the poem still fascinates me. I spent the ninth grade at a different school, and I recited the poem from memory once again -- for extra credit. I remember that as a favorite coup.
David from United States
Comment 12 of 17, added on February 12th, 2006 at 1:00 PM.
I think this was such a great poem. We read it in Language class for grade nin and at once I looked up Alfred Noyes because it was such a great piece of literature. The best parts would be the strong uses of both imagery and figurative language.
Sabrina from Canada
Comment 11 of 17, added on February 9th, 2006 at 2:24 PM.
We were read this poem today in our eigth grade Language Arts class. I couldn't help but feel a shiver lope up my spine. Amazing and heart-wrenching this poem is descriptive and has an excellant and tragic love story to tell. This is what every poem should be. Absolutly fantastic.
Tasha, 1-9-06
Tasha
Comment 10 of 17, added on January 16th, 2006 at 4:31 PM.
This poem was read to me by my 5th grade teacher and left a lasting impression that still captivates me to this day, what a wonderfully beautiful way Alfed Noyes has with words. I am going to memorize it once and for all so that when out camping with friends I can recite it in the darkness under the stars to my friends delight. I am 44 years old as of 12-31-05.
Andy from United States
Comment 9 of 17, added on January 14th, 2006 at 9:09 AM.
Hello... I am 14 years of age & I too adore the poem! Yesterday I took it in too school as a example of work & was told 'what a marvellous choice!'. This is my favourite poem and I find it exsquisit & almost now the full version of it off by heart. (dont call me insane but I do!!) well... I have managed to come by this site on an even bigger challenge - HOMEWORK!!??
I have to discover peoms, how they changed before & after 1914... any ideas?
well thanks for listening to me.
love ki
x
Kira from China
Comment 8 of 17, added on December 14th, 2005 at 2:48 PM.
It is a wonderful poem. I'm quite proud to in fact be a relative of alfred noyes, i'm his great grandson (margarets grandson), and it is certainly one of his most famous and rightly so. i don't know it quite well enough yet to quote from it, but i'll endeavour to do so!
sam hume from United Kingdom
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If you want to hear it in a song: 'the Highwayman' by Loreena McKennitt (The book of secrets)
It's a beautifull poem, and so is the song!
It really means something.(hard to explain) It's not a dead poem. It'll always stay on my mind, I hope, for it's really meaningfull (you can laugh at me for that, but if you try to listen with more then your ears, you'll know what I mean), it has a story to tell, a great story behind that (relative) short poem!
Sarah from Belgium