Want this question answered?
It's a metaphor comparing the moon to ghostly ship floating along the clouds.
Yes it is :]
Its is ghostly and white
a galleon that is ghostly
Yes, the moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas the road was a ribbon moonlight over the purple moor of personification. In other words, it was a moon.
It's a metaphor comparing the moon to ghostly ship floating along the clouds.
Yes it is :]
Its is ghostly and white
a galleon that is ghostly
Yes, the moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas the road was a ribbon moonlight over the purple moor of personification. In other words, it was a moon.
To the person writing this, the moon looked like a ship (galleon) moving on clouds that were like a rough sea.
Yes, "ghostly galleon" is an example of alliteration because both words start with the same sound "g."
In the poem "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes, the poet is comparing the moon to a ghostly galleon (a large sailing ship) tossed upon the cloudy seas. This comparison creates a vivid image of the moon's movement and appearance in the night sky.
His face burnt like a brand her face was like a brand the hours crawled by like years
its a metaphor comparing a ghostly ship floating on the clouds as the sea. It's most accurate when the moon is not quite half full and still a crescent. If you rotate the image so the horns of the crescent point up, the moon looks like the side view of a boat with a very curved hull. Galleons of the 15th-16th century had very curved hulls, with high "castles" on either end, bow and stern. So the crescent moon has a shape like the hull of a galleon. You have to imagine the masts, yardarms and sails. If you see the crescent moon on a night that's partly cloudy and the clouds are blowing across the moon, you'll see the effect.
One example of alliteration in "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes is "The moon was a ghostly galleon" where the repeated "g" sound creates a rhythmic and memorable effect.
'The wind is a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road is a ribbon of moonlight, over the purple moon, And the highway man came riding- Riding-riding- The highway man came riding, up to the old inn-door.' Verse 1 - The Highwayman - Alfred Noyes