Foreshadowing In The Highwayman

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During the poem “The Highwayman” author Alfred Noyes uses alliteration and foreshadowing to create suspense. “Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard” Noyes wrote[Noyes 1]. The author uses the hard C sound to make it bold and harsh. “ She twisted her hands behind her; but all the knots held good! She writhed her hands till her fingers were wet with sweat or blood” the author wrote[2]. Alliteration and foreshadowing was used by Noyes to create suspense throughout the poem.