Close Reading of a Poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a great example of a typical English ballad tradition. The poem‚ as a result‚ provides the reader with a lengthy narrative. The poem is a part of the Lyrical Ballads published by both Coleridge and William Wordsworth in 1798. This work differs from many others in the collection as it is more ballad than lyric. The phrase "lyrical ballad" was intended to signify the authors ’ intention to combine the two genres: the lyric‚ dedicated to personal
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Coleridge ’s "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" tells the story of an ancient mariner who kills an albatross and brings upon himself and his ship ’s crew a curse. The ancient mariner travels the world‚ unburdening his soul‚ telling his story to whomever needs to hear it. Shelley alludes to the poem several times. Robert Walton in Frankenstein is similar to the Wedding Guest from "Rime of the Ancient Mariner‚" with Victor Frankenstein playing the role of the mariner. As the mariner feels compelled to
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guest of what happened to him and his crew after he killed an albatross. In the poem the guest is held by the mariner and captivated by his story. The Mariner is trying to warn this man not to do anything rash such as go into the wedding and break it up. The mariner’s story describes how it could be on his conscience for the rest of his life‚ which can be one of the most painful punishments. The mariner’s story is about killing an albatross that had led the ship away from the storm and the icy seas
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literary techniques to convey a meaningful message. Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner portrays an old sailor telling a man the story of his embarkment on a sea expedition with his fellow crew‚ where he shoots an innocent Albatross and must deal with the consequences of his careless actions. Coleridge’s use of imagery illustrates the message that living in isolation and guilt can be worse than not living at all. Rime of the Ancient Mariner shows that death can be preferable
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loneliness felt by both Victor and his creature. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner tells the tale of a wedding guest confronted by an old sailor who recounts his expedition to the South Artic in years long past. It is on this journey that he shoots an albatross‚ a romantic symbol of nature and purity‚ and as a result is subjected to the supernatural wrath and becomes the sole survivor of his ship crew. His final punishment is being doomed to a lonely existence in which he can only wander the land conveying
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story to him. The Mariner begins the story on a ship with his crew‚ soon after leaving port‚ he and his crew began heading toward Antarctica to avoid a storm. As the Mariner and his crew travel‚ they ultimately get lost in a deep‚ icy fog. Then‚ an albatross swoops down‚
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landmarks offer his heart‚ but also because the Moon still accompanies him‚ steeping in calm and silentness the bay‚ the rock‚ the kirk‚ the steady weathercock. He had not heeded the white moonshine that glimmered through night and fog when he slew the Albatross; but now he knows the meaning of the Moon-the eternal Love of God-and he turns to the Hermit for confession and absolution. Confession made‚ he is duly shriven‚ but‚ says Coleridge in the gloss‚ with penetrating intention: " - Th penance of life
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THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER The Moral of the Poem: It is usually thought that great art suffers‚ if its didactic purpose is over-emphasized. Everyone recognizes that didacticism has something very impressive and effective about it‚ but no one likes a moral to be offensively obtruded in a work of art. Some go even to the extent of thinking that art and literature should be content to give pleasure and should never set out to teach a truth or preach a moral. There are those who believe
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powerful one‚ because one steers a ship to an extent‚ yet its fate lies in the hands of the winds and currents. Secondly‚ the albatross symbolizes Christ. Just as the Mariner senselessly slays the bird‚ man crucifies Christ whose perfection is unchallenged. Even though Christ represents mankind’s one chance at achieving Heaven‚ man continues to persecute Him. The albatross symbolizes the sailors’ one chance at deliverance from icy death and the Mariner shoots him. Thirdly‚ the South Pole symbolizes
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Introduction Considering the history of literature‚ the conception of Nature seems to be a quite complex question. ’Nature’ is not a concept that can be grasped easily and it often requires discussing some great philosophical conceptions like ’Pantheism’ or ’Deism’. However‚ my paper will not deal in detail with such vast enquiries. I rather want to focus more accurately on how ’Nature’ is used by Pope and Coleridge‚ respectively. With other words‚ I would like to analyse the function of the concept
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