The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Group

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asmahan
asmahan
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Could I have an explanation for the stanzas of 'The Rime of The Ancient Mariner' Part One?

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Posted by asmahan on Friday October 10, 2008 at 12:18 PM and tagged with part 1, plot, summary and analysis, the rime of the ancient mariner.

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  1. suman1983

    eNotes Editor

    It would be a little bit difficult to discuss a stanza wise summary of the poem in this short span. Basically it is a poem spoken by a Mariner about his sea voyage. The listener is a wedding guest who has been stopped by the Mariner. Critics debate about the significance of the events and characters described throughout the poem. A number of critics consider the poem as a Christian allegory whereas some read the poem as Coleridge’s personal biography.

    The enhanced eText of eNotes may help you to understand the poem thoroughly. An extensive criticism is also available in eNotes for a detailed critical understanding. Please visit the following links.

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    Posted by suman1983 on Friday October 10, 2008 at 12:56 PM


  2. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Part I is the exposition of the poem. An ancient seafarer stops a guest going to a wedding and says he must tell the guest a story. The mariner proceeds to tell about a time he was a seaman on a ship bound for the polar regions. Once the ship gets close to their destination, it is stuck in ice. Suddenly, the men see an albatross and consider it a good luck symbol, probably because it meant they were close to land. They began to feed the bird and it stayed with them. Finally, the ice split and the ship was freed. As the ship continued on its journey, the albatross followed the ship until the mariner took his crossbow and killed the albatross with an arrow.

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Friday October 10, 2008 at 1:37 PM

  3. yaokvivek
    yaokvivek Student
    High School - 10th Grade

    i will give the exp:

    an old mariner stops one of 3 men! the old man forces him to stay! he starts the sory!they were going south! the storm blast was fierce! it was so strong and fierce and fast that it appeared like the storm chasing the ship (imagery of pursuit) it was dam cold and snowy. the ship got stuck in the ice! the water froze to become ice! then a bird called albatross came! the ice bbroke away! they considered it as the "christian soul" they gave it food! it accompanied them for a long way! but the ancient mariner had killed it ( this shows mans cruelity and ability to kill without provocation)!

     

     

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    Posted by yaokvivek on Tuesday February 3, 2009 at 5:44 AM