has someone heard of this poem called rhime of the ancient mariner
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has someone heard of this poem called rhime of the ancient mariner
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Yes, I have. Haven't read it or studied it, though.
Here is a useful looking site if your intention is to study or understand it.
“As Kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame . . .”
Why disqualify the rush? I'm tabled. I'm tabled.
But of course.Originally Posted by urooj
The (very) short version:
A young man on his way to his wedding is stopped by an old sailor who insists on telling him a story: He and his ship was pushed towards the South Pole by a storm. One day an albatross turns up, and while the other sailors greet it as a sign of life and hope, this sailor shoots it with a crossbow. As a result the ship is cursed.
Tell me: What prompted your question?
/Claes
Last edited by ClaesGefvenberg; 07-08-2006 at 06:08 PM.
Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."
Oh yes! I stumbled upon this poem in high school, hidden deeply in an ancient section of the library, covered in dust. I loved it then, and i still love it now. To quote the Good Claes! "What Prompted your question?"
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its in my syllabus.thanks everyone.is the phrase-'albatross around one's neck' derived from this poem?
Indeed it is.
thanks for your help.
You might want to look up IRON MAIDEN's version of the poem, it's a thirteen minute song. Very good song that incorporates parts of the poem.
There is no darkness, there is no light, there is only Lasagne!
This poem actually came up at my family dinner table two nights ago. There was debate as to whether an "ablatross around one's neck" was actually a saying or if my mom was just completely mixing up expressions. Lol, thanks for the answer!
"What is it all but a trouble of ants
In the gleam of a million million of suns?"
I also studied this poem at school and am now studying it again at university. It appears in Wordsworth and Coleridge's "Lyrical Ballads", the work generally seen as introducing the Romantic movement, although William Blake had previously written "romantic" poems. It is probably one of the finest English poems written in the 18th century.
I just finished reading this poem for the second time in as many days, and I would love to talk to anybody about it.
I can't agree or disagree with that, but I do know that I greatly enjoyed it. Do you have any favourites from the poem, or anything you want to discuss?
“As Kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame . . .”
Why disqualify the rush? I'm tabled. I'm tabled.
Hi are you doing IGCSE? We have to do it in new zealand as well and i have to say its a LOt harder than Kubla Khan. Btw nice seeing other indians on the site.
Hello there bcthighs. Have you read or are you studying the poem?
“As Kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame . . .”
Why disqualify the rush? I'm tabled. I'm tabled.
we studied it last year to get ready for our igcse exam on english which is in around two weeks. We studied it again this year as well. I had a really good english teacher last year who gave us a lot of notes and went into great detail about the poem. He even gave after school lessons and focused on symbolism, the romantic imagination etc. This year, with our new teacher, we havent gone into nearly as much depth, even though we were supposed to. Its a good poem but remembering quotes is hard
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