Transcript The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

The Rime of the
Ancient
Mariner
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Romanticism and the Gothic Novel
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
 so in 1817 the version we know today was published and
aligned more closely with the ideals of Romanticism.
Background
 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
Background
 Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 read through the biography on pg. 684
 identify the aspects the fit with the ideals of
Romanticism.
Poetic Devices
 Add these to your notes:
 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.
Vocabulary
 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.
Vocabulary

unslaked (line 157): unsatisfied or
unquenched

pang (line 438): a sudden feeling of mental or
emotional distress or longing

fathom (line 133): Depth measurement
equaling 6 feet (1.8288 meters).

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

minstrelsy (line 36): Group of musicians.

nether (line 212): Bottom.

tacked, (line 156): Changed course.

twain (line 196): Two.
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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.
Big 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?
Reading Guide
 There are 22 questions that you should be able to
answer throughout and by the end of your reading of
this poem. They will be in the PowerPoint of the class
that the reading for those questions is due. I will also
post a word document of all questions on one page if
you prefer it that way.
Imagery
 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.
Storyboard
 There are seven parts to this poem. For each part you
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.
The Rime of
the Ancient
Mariner
Storyboard
Part I: _______
Part II: ______
Part III: ______
By: Your Name
Part IV: ______
Part V: _______ Part VI: ______
Part VII: _____