Rime of the Ancient Mariner Part III

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Rime of the Ancient Mariner Part III

• By Matthew Voicu
• Sean Denney

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Introduction

• Rime of the Ancient Mariner Part III
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born in Ottery St
  Mary, Devonshire on October 21, 1772. He studied
  at Jesus College. He worked with William
  Wordsworth to produce Lyrical Ballads. In 1799,
  Coleridge fell in love with Sara Hutchinson,
  where they both worked on the political magazine
  The Friend. After a short wile, Coleridge became
  addicted to opium, and settled down in Highgate,
  and died on July 25, 1834.
• "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor
  Coleridge." The Literature Network Online
  Classic Literature, Poems, and Quotes. Essays
  Summaries. Web. 07 Feb. 2011. lthttp//www.online-l
  iterature.com/coleridge/646/gt.
• "Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Biography and Works.
  Search Texts, Read Online. Discuss." The
  Literature Network Online Classic Literature,
  Poems, and Quotes. Essays Summaries. Web. 07
  Feb. 2011. lthttp//www.online-literature.com/coler
  idge/gt.

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Rime of the Ancient Mariner Part III

• "There passed a weary time. Each throatWas
  parched, and glazed each eye.A weary time! a
  weary time!How glazed each weary eye - When
  looking westward, I beheldA something in the
  sky.At first it seemed a little speck,And then
  it seemed a mistIt moved and moved, and took at
  lastA certain shape, I wist.A speck, a mist, a
  shape, I wist!And still it neared and nearedAs
  if it dodged a water-sprite,It plunged and
  tacked and veered.

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Rime of the Ancient Mariner Part III

• With throats unslaked, with black lips baked,We
  could nor laugh nor wailThrough utter drought
  all dumb we stood!I bit my arm, I sucked the
  blood,And cried, A sail! a sail!With throats
  unslaked, with black lips baked,Agape they heard
  me callGramercy! they for joy did grin,And all
  at once their breath drew in,As they were
  drinking all.See! see! (I cried) she tacks no
  more!Hither to work us wealWithout a breeze,
  without a tide,She steadies with upright keel!

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Rime of the Ancient Mariner Part III

• The western wave was all a-flame,The day was
  well nigh done!Almost upon the western
  waveRested the broad bright sunWhen that
  strange shape drove suddenlyBetwixt us and the
  sun.And straight the sun was flecked with
  bars,(Heaven's Mother send us grace!)As if
  through a dungeon-grate he peeredWith broad and
  burning face.Alas! (thought I, and my heart
  beat loud)How fast she nears and nears!Are
  those her sails that glance in the sun,Like
  restless gossameres?

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Rime of the Ancient Mariner Part III

• Are those her ribs through which the sunDid
  peer, as through a grate?And is that Woman all
  her crew?Is that a Death? and are there two?Is
  Death that Woman's mate?Her lips were red, her
  looks were free,Her locks were yellow as
  goldHer skin was as white as leprosy,The
  Nightmare Life-in-Death was she,Who thicks man's
  blood with cold.The naked hulk alongside
  came,And the twain were casting diceThe game
  is done! I've won! I've won!'Quoth she, and
  whistles thrice.

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Rime of the Ancient Mariner Part III

• The sun's rim dips the stars rush outAt one
  stride comes the darkWith far-heard whisper
  o'er the sea,Off shot the spectre-bark.We
  listened and looked sideways up!Fear at my
  heart, as at a cup,My life-blood seemed to
  sip!The stars were dim, and thick the night,The
  steersman's face by his lamp gleamed whiteFrom
  the sails the dew did drip - Till clomb above
  the eastern barThe horned moon, with one bright
  starWithin the nether tip.

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Rime of the Ancient Mariner Part III

• One after one, by the star-dogged moon,Too quick
  for groan or sigh,Each turned his face with a
  ghastly pang,And cursed me with his eye.Four
  times fifty living men,(And I heard nor sigh nor
  groan)With heavy thump, a lifeless lump,They
  dropped down one by one.The souls did from
  their bodies fly, - They fled to bliss or
  woe!And every soul it passed me by,Like the
  whizz of my crossbow!"
• "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor
  Coleridge." The Literature Network Online
  Classic Literature, Poems, and Quotes. Essays
  Summaries. Web. 07 Feb. 2011. lthttp//www.online-l
  iterature.com/coleridge/646/gt.

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Paraphrase

• He sees a ship far off. They rejoice thinking
  they are saved, but then despair when they wonder
  how a ship can sail without wind. It is a
  skeleton ship with only a woman, Life-in-Death,
  and a mate, Death, for crew. They play dice for
  the crew and she wins. The sun sets and the
  skeleton ship departs. The crew dies, one by one,
  and their souls fly out.
• "Synopsis of Ancient Mariner." Saint Anselm
  College Home Page Saint Anselm College. Web. 07
  Feb. 2011. lthttp//www.anselm.edu/homepage/dbanach
  /mariner.htmgt.

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Paraphrase

• Each sailor was thirsty, and tired, but saw
  something when they looked westward
• It looked like a speck, but then the speck began
  to move, and began to take shape.
• The shape began to come closer, and steered on
  course.
• Their throats were dry and were too tired to make
  a sound. He managed to shout a sail, which means
  he sees a ship.
• They cheered the sight of the ship.
• They saw the ship working its way towards them,
  without a breeze or a tide.
• It was sundown when the ship pulled next to them.
• The ship was sitting between them and the sun.
• He questions the fact that the ship is near.

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Paraphrase

• He looks onboard and finds that a woman and death
  being the only crew of the ship.
• He describes her as a beautiful life-in-death.
• They play a game of dice, and she wins.
• The sun goes down and the ghost ship leaves.
• They all looked up at the dim stars, and he
  looked at them and saw they had pale faces.
• One after the other they began to die. Each of
  them would thump to the ground dead.
• Their souls flew off like the whiz of his
  crossbow.

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Diction

• The author uses formal language.
• The poet creates vivid expressions, he uses words
  that help describe what is going on within the
  poem. And give you the feel as if you were there
  with them on the ship.
• There arent any words that have any other
  connotations.
• The word albatross was probably used to describe
  the ghost ship.
• "Albatross Define Albatross at
  Dictionary.com." Dictionary.com Free Online
  Dictionary for English Definitions. Web. 11 Feb.
  2011. lthttp//dictionary.reference.com/browse/alba
  trossgt.

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Tone and Mood

• In the beginning of the poem, the author conveys
  a sense of hope. This is soon replaced with
  misery and hopelessness.
• The poem is a sad poem.
• The irony of the poem comes from the part where
  the boat who they think is there to rescue them
  in fact kills them.
• This poem conveys feelings of hopelessness.

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Rhetorical Situation

• The main speaker of this poem is the sailor, who
  speaks about the crew and the terrible experience
  on the ship.
• The sailor is not directly speaking to you, but
  saying what is happening without a truly visible
  audience.

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Figurative Languages

• The poem contains similes such as And every
  soul it passed me by,Like the whizz of my
  crossbow!, Are those her sails that glance in
  the sun,Like restless gossameres? , and Her
  skin was as white as leprosy.
• The poem gives personifications to the waves such
  as The western wave was all a-flame

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Imagery

• You can just imagine the sailor on the ship not
  having food or water for many dies on the edge of
  death. When he sees a ship that can come to the
  rescue of him and his crew it turns out to be a
  ghost ship.
• The author describes how his body looks and how
  he describes the other ship coming.
• The poem uses symbolism when the Death and
  Life-In-Death are playing the dice game to see
  the future of his crew. Also when he is
  describing what the other person looks like.

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Sound

• The poem has an external rhyme scheme.
• The poem repeats a few words, the author refers
  to the ship as a speck more than once, and
  repeatedly says With throats unslaked, with
  black lips baked
• The poem also contains alliteration Four times
  fifty living men
• When reading the poem, the reader most usually
  finds the words to be a euphony.

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Structure of the Poem

• The poem is written as a ballad.
• The poem is written in stanza form.
• The poem also has a rhyme scheme a b b a c d d
  c
• "Poetry Analysis The Rime of the Ancient
  Mariner, by Samuel Coleridge - by Paul Dice -
  Helium." Helium - Where Knowledge Rules. Web. 11
  Feb. 2011. lthttp//www.helium.com/items/370780-poe
  try-analysis-the-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner-by-sa
  muel-coleridgegt.

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Conclusion/Evaluation

• The mood set by the author was very clear. The
  saddening mood is set with the departure of the
  ghost ship, which is the main part of the poem
  that sets the mood.
• The strongest element to the poem, was the use of
  imagery. It described and set the mood for the
  poem. The weakest part of the poem was the rhyme
  scheme, because it is not highly visible, and
  sometimes gets in the way.

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Personal Reactions

• The poem is long, but does not describe what
  happens. It skips, and does not go in detail as
  to what happens. The imagery was very
  descriptive, even though the poem lacked a good
  description of the plot.
• The poem gave us a feeling of despair at the end.