PPT-The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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 . Author biography . Coleridge was born on October 21,1772 in Ottery St. Mary, Devonshire. His father, who was the vicar of Ottery and the headmaster of its grammar school, died when he was yet a boy, in 1781. Thereafter, to continue his education, Coleridge was enrolled at Christ's Hospital in London an institution famously described in an essay by Charles Lamb. After ten years there he matriculated in Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was known for his wide reading and impressive eloquence. Financial problems, however, drove him from Cambridge, and in his third year he interrupted his education and traveled to London to enlist in the 15th Dragoons, using the pseudonym Silas Tomkyn Comberbache. His friends, recognizing how ill-suited he was for military life, were able to buy him out of this improbable misconception of his destiny and persuaded him to return to Cambridge.. Part I. First Stanza. It is an ancient Mariner, . And he . stoppeth. . one of . three.. “. By thy long grey beard and glittering eye. , . Now wherefore . stoppest. thou me? . Why one of three? . By Ashley Hales and Samantha Pass. Samuel . Taylor Coleridge: October 21, 1772 -July 25, . 1834. He studied at Jesus College where he met lifelong friend Robert . Southley. , who influenced a lot of his work. . By Denitura M. and Sarah Likens. February 27, 2012. Literal Sense of the Poem. The . story of a mariner who is on a long voyage and runs into three men who are en route to a wedding. He proceeds to tell him a story about the albatross that he killed and that he must continue to tell the story throughout eternity.. Made by . Jaeyoung. Park. Jason Choi. Paraphrase:. Mariner can pray and sleep again. Exhausted from curse and thirst, he falls a sleep and credits his sleep to Mary Queen.. He wanted to drink water, and he dreams about drinking water. When he wakes up, it rains.. Theme tracking activity . AP English Literature . INstructions. Each group will be assigned a particular theme to “track” throughout the poem. Evidence should be located throughout the poem; do not merely focus on one part. . By Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Argument. How a Ship having passed the Line was driven by storms to the cold Country towards the South Pole; and how from thence she made her course to the tropical Latitude of the Great Pacific Ocean; and of the strange things that befell; and in what manner the . The . Sun. now . r. ose upon the . r. ight: (83) . A. Out of the sea came . he. , . B. Still hid in mist. , and on the left . C. Went down into the sea. . B. And the . good south wind. still . What is the Flying Dutchman? . Watch the clip…. How is the movie clip similar to the gambling match between Death and Life-in-Death in “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”? How is it different? Do you believe there are higher powers at war over souls in this universe? Explain. . The poet. leader of the British Romantic movement, was born on October 21, 1772, in Devonshire, England. In 1795 Coleridge befriended William Wordsworth. In 1798 the two men collaborated on a joint volume of poetry entitled Lyrical Ballads. The collection is considered the first great work of the Romantic school of poetry and contains Coleridge's famous poem, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." . Why is the Hermit on the Pilot’s boat?. Why a Hermit & not a priest?. Can he absolve (shrieve) the Mariner’s sin & alleviate his burden?. Carry over questions….. First Stanza (514-518). Guided analysis. p. 257. GUIDED ANALYSIS. Answer these questions.. How can we percieve both the spiritual and physical loneliness the Mariner had to face during his trip and his joy at being again among human beings.. Theme tracking activity . AP English Literature . INstructions. Each group will be assigned a particular theme to “track” throughout the poem. Evidence should be located throughout the poem; do not merely focus on one part. . By Samuel Taylor Coleridge . Overview:. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a ballad, meaning that it is a poem that tells a story and has a sing-song quality. . There are seven parts to the poem.. The poem is a frame story, just like Frankenstein. .