Literary Terms
This method of comparing two unlike things utilizes words such as "like" or "as" in its comparison.
What is simile?
The Ancient Mariner is standing here at the beginning of the poem.
What is outside of a wedding chapel?
This man is the author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," famous not only for his contributions to literature, but because of his lifelong battle with drugs and alcohol.
Who is Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
The mariner's original sin.
What is Killing the albatross?
This is an example of alliteration...
What is Mark Maio or
Peter picked a pack of peppers?
The repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words.
What is Alliteration?
This makes the wedding guests stay and listen to the mariner's story.
What is the sailor's gaze?
The men in the story badly need this - in a bit of irony, they are surrounded by it, but unable to use it.
What is water?
10 pts if you can recite the Quote
The Mariner executes the poor, defenseless Albatross this way.
What is with his crossbow?
This is an example of personification...
What is the cloud wandered?
This method of comparing two unlike things not using words such as "like" or "as" in its comparison.
What is metaphor?
The other mariners hang to this around the Mariner's neck in order to punish him.
What is the dead albatross?
Played dice on the ghostly ship.
Who is Death and Life-in-Death?
The water represents these two ideals.
What is it represents both the life-giving and the destructive aspects of nature?
This is an example of a metaphor...
What is love is a rose?
This literary device refers to words meant to represent specific, audible sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is this type of poem, which is written in short stanzas and tells a story.
What is a ballad?
In addition to the wind, this also disappears, leaving the men at the mercy of the boiling sun as they sit stranded in the sea.
What is the fog?
Following the results of the game, we learn that Life-In-Death and Death were actually playing for this.
What is the Mariner's life?
This is an example of oxymoron...
What is pretty ugly, true lies, little giants etc?
In Part II, the line "Nor dim nor red, like God's own head, The glorious Sun uprist" contains an example of what literary device?
What is simile?
This happens following the conclusion of Life-In-Death and Death's game.
What is the entire crew of 200 drops dead?
The mysterious ship that appears and approaches the Mariner's boat is unusual for this reason.
What is it is able to sail despite there being no wind?
In Part III, the quotation "Her lips were red, her looks were free, Her locks were yellow as gold: Her skin was as white as leprosy" contains multiple examples of what literary device?
What is imagery?
This is an example of cliche...
What is "it is not you, it's me?
I owe my success to my team.