PPT-Samuel Taylor Coleridge “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

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 Coleridges famous poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner . 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.. 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.. Gifted writer; genius hampered by lifelong problems (esp. self-doubt and health). Last of . 14 children. Spoiled by father, who died when STC was 9. Withdrew into a world of fantasy and books. Attended Cambridge U on scholarship. Background. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge . in 1798.. It . was first published in Lyrical Ballads, . the joint venture between Coleridge and another Romantic poet, William Wordsworth (more on the authors to come). . Study Questions p. 250. Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s great friends and collaborators were . W. Wordsworth. and his sister . Dorothy. ; they settled in the . Lake District. and the two poets worked together on the composition of the “. Study Questions p. 252. What kind of poem is . ‘The Rime of the Ancient mariner’. ?. It is a mixture of Gothic romance, travel literature (which supplies the exotic) and traditional ballad. It is a joint poetic work typical of ‘Lyrical Ballads’ because the story was originally planned as a collaboration between Coleridge and Wordsworth, who in fact suggested some episodes (like the killing of the albatross and the dead men sailing the ship).. Gabby . Verzella. Vidya. . Venkatesh. Molly Andersen. Bill Powell. The Sun . now rose upon the right. Out of the sea came he,. Still hid in mist. , and on the left. Went down into the sea.. The . good . 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.. Andrew Perricone • Imogen Rosenbluth. Kalev Rudolph • Alyssa Stump. Stanzas 1 & 2. 'I fear. thee, ancient Mariner!. I fear . thy . skinny hand. !. And thou art . l. ong,. . l. ank, and brown,. 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 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. . can accurately gather information through history taking and physical exam generally at the third and fourth year level Interpretersagnosis and prioritize problemsand a therapeutic plan to solve probl