Samuel Taylor Coleridge Romanticism Background Originally published in 1798 as The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere the language went against the emerging Romantic tradition of writing in contemporary unrhymed language ID: 795062
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Romanticism
Slide2Background
Originally published in 1798 as The Rime of the
Ancyent
Marinere
.
the language
went against the emerging Romantic tradition of writing in contemporary, unrhymed language
so in 1817 the version we know today was published and aligned more closely with the ideals of Romanticism.
Slide3Background
A story of adventure, misfortune, cursed sailors, and punishment.
inspired the band Iron Maiden to write a song by the same name
“Hear the rime of the ancient mariner
See his eye as he stops one of three
Mesmerizes one of the wedding guests
Stay here and listen to the nightmares of the sea.
And the music plays on, as the bride passes by
Caught by his spell and the mariner tells his tale.”
idea of a cursed crew in Pirates of the Caribbean
Slide4Background
Samuel Taylor Coleridgeread through the biography on pg. 684
identify the aspects the fit with the ideals of Romanticism.
Slide5Poetic Devices
Most used devices in the poem:
alliteration: repetition of a consonant sound at the beginnings of words.
assonance: repetition of a vowel sound in stressed syllables with dissimilar consonant sounds.
consonance: repetition of a final consonant sounds in stressed syllables with dissimilar vowel sounds.
onomatopoeia: the
formation of a word from a sound associated with what is
named.
internal rhyme: the use of rhymes within a poetic line.
Slide6Vocabulary
Coleridge uses archaic vocabulary to help create his language of fantasy for the world he is creating in his work.
Archaic words are words no longer in common use.
Why do you think Coleridge would make this choice in diction?
it highlights the difference between normal, everyday speech and that of his romantic era poetry.
Look to the text and notes on the next slide for definitions of unfamiliar words.
Slide7Vocabulary
unslaked
(line 157): unsatisfied or unquenched
fathom (line 133): Depth measurement equaling 6 feet (1.8288 meters).
minstrelsy (line 36): Group of musicians.
nether (line 212): Bottom.
tacked, (line 156): Changed course.
twain (line 196): Two.
wherefore (line 4): why.
din (line 8): a continued loud or tumultuous sound
hoary (line 276): gray or white with age, ancient or venerable, tedious from familiarity.
pang (line 438): a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing
abated (line 428): lessened or diminished
wan (line 317): of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color
dismal (line 56): causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless
sultry (line 267): oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering
forlorn (line 623): desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable
Slide8Big Ideas
How does a child who has broken something behave?
Why do they behave this way?
What are some other examples of guilty behavior?
Guilt introduces a division between the person feeling guilt and others, why and how is this?
How does superstition affect people’s behavior?
Common superstitions?
Is going against a superstition taboo? How do people view you when you do so?
Slide9Imagery
This poem is filled with imagery that matches up with all the poetic devices, figurative language, and symbolism. All of this adds together to create this world of fantasy Coleridge is creating.
Even though the ideas, events, motifs, etc. in this poem can be dark or “Gothic” it is still a prime example of Romanticism because of the themes, focus, and ideas. Pay attention to examples of this.
Slide10Storyboard
There are seven parts to this poem. For each part your group
will create a sketch example of some poetic device, figurative language, or imagery you identified in that part.
You will not be graded on your artistic ability, but on your ability to pull examples of poetic devices, figurative language, or imagery from the text and correctly identify it.
Slide11The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Storyboard
By: Your Name
Part I: _______
Part II:
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Part III: ______
Part IV: ______
Part V: _______
Part VI: ______
Part VII: _____
Example Storyboard: