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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

In Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," the old seaman restrains a guest on the way to a wedding and relates his nautical tale of woe. On a voyage to the Antarctic, the...

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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

The Mariner's first reference to "slimy things" appears in lines 123-126 as he describes the sea creatures within the context of a rotting sea: The very deep did rot: O Christ! That ever this...

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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is rich with Romantic characteristics, including a deep respect for nature, the supernatural, and the elevation of the common man. The...

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