![]() ![]() There are many instances within this poem that there is supernatural. Far and strange places is a requirement that is met because the ship first starts off near the South Pole which is far away from home and then travels up toward the equator which is also far away and acts as a strange area of the world. And it grew wondrous cold And ice, mast-high, came floating by, as green as emerald” shows how the beauty of nature is focused upon. The quote, “And now there came both mist and snow. The natural things in the earth are greatly described within the poem such as the ice when they are first stuck. ![]() The wind represents good as that is what makes the ship move back to shore. Storms and wind are also present a lot within this poem. Several times throughout the poem it describes the water- both how it looks beautiful and how it looks evil. It takes place on a ship and all around the ship is water. Almost all of this poem is set in nature. Romantic literature pieces often include things such as supernatural, strange and faraway places, and love of nature. This poem also shows a large amount of characteristics of the average romantic literature piece. People need to show care and compassion for things in life to show God that they truly care. This poem is a parable because it was simple and it did teach a valuable life lesson which is to show care for God’s creations and to not harm them because they were not created for that purpose. The mariner finally started to show care for God’s creations and he was saved. ![]() Then one day he is looking in the ocean and admires the creatures in the sea at which point the albatross falls off of his neck and sinks in the ocean. The mariner continues to remain on the ship for seven days. He hears two voices in the night and one of them says, “The man hath penance done, and penance more will do.” This quote says that the mariner caused all of this to happen and he must repent his sins and ask for forgiveness. The mariner also sees some supernatural occurrences go on around him while he is alone. The whole crew sees an evil ship which represents death and in turn all of the men except the mariner die one by one. The ancient mariner is basically tortured on the ship. He killed one of God’s creations for no reason and thus is now being punished. The albatross could have been a gift from God to return the men to safety and the mariner killed it for no reason. This also shows that the men could be getting punished for killing what was saving them. This stanza shows that it is so hot that the men can’t even speak because they have become so burnt due to the intensity of the sun and that they need their own blood to speak. “With throats unslaked, with black lips baked, He is the only survivor and now that the ship’s guardian has been killed, the ship becomes stuck once again but this time near the equator where it is very hot. The whole crew of the ship dies quickly except for the mariner. The poem goes on after the albatross is killed but it takes a turn for the worse. ![]()
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