TeachersFirst: The Highwayman

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rapier hilt:
sword handle

claret:
deep red

breeches:
trousers

cocked-hat:
a three-cornered hat with a
turned up brim

Internal Rhyme:
Rhyme within the line.Alliteration:
Repeated consonant soundsAssonance:
Repeated vowel soundsPersonification:
Giving a non-human object human qualities.Simile:
Compares two things using the word like or as.Metaphor:
Compares two things without using the word like or as.