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?
100
This method of comparing two unlike things utilizes words such as "like" or "as" in its comparison.
What is simile?
100
The Ancient Mariner is standing here at the beginning of the poem.
What is outside of a wedding chapel?
100
This happens after the Mariner kills the Albatross, representing a departure from the crew's earlier good luck.
What is the breeze dies/wind stops blowing?
100
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?
200
This style of literature, founded by Coleridge and his friend William Wordsworth, emphasizes the power of nature, the individual, and the importance of country life.
What is Romanticism?
200
This literary device refers to words meant to represent specific, audible sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
200
The ancient Mariner is characterized this way, according to the Wedding Guest, who demands that the "greybeard loon" take his hands off of him.
What is as a crazy old man?
200
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?
200
This happens following the conclusion of Life-In-Death and Death's game.
What is the entire crew of 200 drops dead?
300
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is this type of story, which sets up an initial narrative before establishing a second story within that narrative.
What is a frame narrative?
300
This literary device refers to a description within a work that appeals to one or more of the reader's five senses.
What is imagery?
300
The Mariner and his crew determine that this is a sign of God and sign of good luck for them.
What is the Albatross?
300
The Mariner's crew hangs the Albatross around his neck for this reason.
What is as a sign of his guilt/punishment for what he has done?
300
The Mariner sees two figures on the deck of the newly arrived ship, and they are doing this.
What is playing dice?
400
"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?
400
In this literary device, an item, object, or character is intended to represent another idea or concept.
What is symbolism?
400
The Mariner executes the poor, defenseless Albatross this way.
What is with his crossbow?
400
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?
400
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?
500
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is also this type of literature, which focuses on creating feelings of terror and suspense in the reader.
What is Gothic literature?
500
This literary device has three sub-types, all of which refer to an unexpected outcome or turn of events in the story that often surprises the reader or catchers him off guard.
What is irony?
500
This characteristic of the Mariner all but forces the Wedding Guest to sit and listen to his story, as though in a trance.
What are his eyes?
500
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?
500
Following the results of the game, we learn that Life-In-Death and Death were actually playing for this.