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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (made up of 7 parts (introduced argument…
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
made up of 7 parts
introduced argument
containing a short summary
of the whole poem
consists in 2 narratives
made up of the captions
the other is poem itself
combination
supernatural and commonplace
Mariner doesn't speak
as a moral agent
he is passive in remorse
when he acts
he does it blindly
he's as spectator as actor in the drama
contains many of features
associated with ballads
combination of dialogue and narration
four line stanza
frequent repetition
theme of travel
supernatural elements
moral at the end make different from a traditional ballad
has been interpreted
in many ways:
description of a dream
allegory of the life of the soul
in passage from crime to redemption
description of the poetic journey of romanticism
mariner is the poet
possessed by a guilt
guilt is origin of poetry