Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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In lines 147-161, what does the Ancient Mariner see?

A ship

In lines 63-65 what creature of good omen came to the ship?

Albatross

The Ancient Mariner hears a roaring wind and sees strange sights. What happens in lines 351-353?

Angelic spirits enter the dead men and sails the ship home.

How do the Mariner and the rest of the crew know this is an apparition of some sort?

Because there is no wind or tide to being pushing the boat towards them. When the boat turns to the side you can see through it.

Five different themes.

Death and rebirth, the death of his sin and rebirth of it later on. Crime and punishment. Supernatural elements. The wanderer archetype, the mariner himself, has to go from place to place, he has no home, who he has to teach leads him, sees a person and his heart begins to burn. Poetic imagination.

In lines 244-247, The Ancient Mariner is unable to pray. What does the Mariner do that causes him to be able to pray? (lines 272-287)

He blessed the innocent little water snakes.

How does the Mariner's penance begin anew when he awakens from his trance?

He can not pray and the eyes of the dead are still cursing him.

What continuing penance must the Mariner pay, according to lines 582-590?

He must travel around telling his tale and teaching his message.

In lines 398-409, he hears two voices. What prediction does the "softer" voice make?

He repented, but there is a whole lot more of penance to do.

In lines 488-499, what vision does the the Mariner have?

He sees one angel on each dead corpse.

At the beginning of Part Four, why does the wedding guest fear the Ancient Mariner?

He thinks that he is a ghost.

Why does the Ancient Mariner want to detain the wedding guest?

He wanted to tell the story of his voyage and what happened.

What welcome sight does the Mariner see in lines 464-467?

His home land

What two types of relief does the Ancient Mariner receive at the beginning of Part Five?

Sleep and Rain.

In lines 131-134, in what way do some of the sailors try to explain the troubles that besiege the ship?

Some believe that a spirit had followed them from the land of mist and snow. They are all dying one by one slowly from thirst.

What happens to the creature?

The Ancient Mariner killed him with his crossbow. It is bad because he gained his trust first then killed him making the bird Jesus and makes the ancient mariner Judice.

According to the italicized notes on the side, what crew appears to be on the skeleton ship? (lines 185-189)

The Spector Woman and Her death mate. Death and Life in death

What happens when the Mariner begins to pray?

The albatross breaks from his neck and falls to the sea.

What three persons come to the ship in their own boat?

The pilot, the pilots boy, and the Hermit.

In lines 546-555, what happens to the ship and to the Ancient Mariner as the boat nears them?

The ship breaks in half and sinks to the bottom. He gets thrown into the boat with the pilot and the pilots boy.

What is happening to the ship in lines 410-429?

The ship is very quickly being driven Northward through the water and it is the spirits who are doing it.

What determines whether the Ancient Mariner's shipmates praise or denounce him for slaying the Albatross?

The weather. If the weather is good when the fog cleared then it is good and if the weather is bad then they blame the Mariner.

In lines 107-116, what happens to the ship to make it "as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean"?

The wind disappeared causing the ship unable to sail.

In lines 212-219, what happens to the Ancient Mariner's fellow sailors?

They died one by one. They each look the mariner dead in the face to blame him for their death. He kept hearing the crossbow sound as one person died one by one.

In lines 1-16, with what two methods does the Ancient Mariner attempt to get the attention of the Wedding Guest? Which method is successful?

With his hand and with his glittering eyes. The eyes worked while holding him hypnotically.

What is the moral of this tale?

You must love all things both great and small, treat everything with respect.


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