Guest
The Mariner
The Albatross and Other Animals
The Poem
Random
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Where was the guest heading to?
A wedding
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What kind of bird did the Mariner shoot?
An Albatross
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How did the crew of the ship treat the Albatross originally?
They fed it and played with it.
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Who wrote this poem?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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What movement in literature is this poem a part of?
British Romantacism
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Why does the wedding guest sit down and listen to the tale of the Ancient Mariner?
"He cannot choose but hear", he feels obligated to
200
What is the most striking feature of the Mariner?
His glittering eye
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Why was the Albatross lucky at first?
It helped the ship sail through ice.
200
When was this poem written?
1798
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What does "eftsoons" mean? From the line : “Eftsoons his hand drops he”
Soon afterward.
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Why was the wedding guest getting impatient while the Mariner was telling his story?
He wanted to witness the wedding
300
What does the Mariner kill the Albatross with?
A crossbow
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Why did the sailors hang the Albatross around the Mariner's neck?
As punishment for killing it.
300
What is rime?
Icy frost
300
What game do the spirits play to decide the crew's fate?
Dice
400
What did the Wedding Guest think the Mariner was after he learned the crew on the ship died?
A ghost.
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Who is the first person the Mariner sees after the journey?
A hermit
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What type of animal does the Mariner bless?
Sea snakes
400
What type of poem is this?
A ballad
400
Who wins the dice game to win the Mariner?
Life-in-Death
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How does the Wedding guest feel after hearing the Mariner's story?
Sadder and wiser
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Why does the Mariner have to tell his story?
He feels a physical pain if he doesn't, it is his fate to do so
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What are the two things the Albatross symbolizes during the poem?
A good omen, and eternal damnation/punishment
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What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
ABCB
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What heavy metal band wrote a song inspired by this poem?
Iron Maiden
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