The Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner Directions: Read the question, think about the question, then write a thoughtful response using complete sentences. To receive full points, each response must have a minimum of four sentences. 20 formative
points each. 60 total
1. What similarities does this poem have to a fairy tale? How is it different?
2. Most people would agree that The Rime of the Ancient Mariner approaches the topics of guilt and
redemption. What are the specific messages about guilt and redemption that this poem tells us?
3. Some critics have said that Coleridge was referring to the "sins" of the Age of Explorations when he
wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in 1797, implying that issues like slavery, destroying nature and being
greedy would be the albatrosses around the necks (the guilt/burdens) of the participants and those who
encouraged them. What do you think are some more recent big issues that might be considered albatrosses
around the necks of society?