39+ The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Poem Images. From audio poem of the daymay 2018. The ancient mariner was founded on a strange dream, which a friend of coleridge had.
The poem is thought by some to have been partly inspired by the much lauded explorations of captain james cook (discoverer of the virgin islands, among other the mariner, the wedding guest and the albatross are capitalised, because they have significance and symbolism beyond the events of the plot.
He holds him with his glittering eye—. The mariner recalls that the voyage quickly darkened, as a giant storm rose up in the sea and chased the ship southward. In our recent national poetry day poll, coleridge's ballad,the rime of the ancient mariner was enthusiastically mentioned by several posters. One of the great narrative poems in english, the rime of the ancient mariner is admired for its fluid meter and masterly structure, accurate observation of sensuous detail.