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Rime
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The
Ancient
Mariner
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What is an albatross?
A type of bird
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What event is the person who listens to the Mariner's story attending?
A wedding reception
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Why couldn't the ship sail any further?
There was no wind
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After the death of the albatross, who remained alive on the ship?
Only the Mariner
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What did the crew do with the dead albatross?
They hung it around the Mariner's neck
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How did the Mariner warn the crew of the ghostly ship he saw?
He drank his own blood
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What were Death and Life in Death originally doing?
Gambling
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What direction was the ship sailing before the albatross arrived?
North
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Why can't the Mariner pray?
He is cursed
200
What does the Mariner see on the horizon that gives the crew a sense of hope?
He sees another ship
300
What type of poem is this story?
A ballad
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What is a mariner?
A person who directs or navigates a ship
300
Why does the Guest listen to the Mariner's story?
He feels obligated to do so
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When the Wedding Guest hears that the crew on the Mariner’s ship died, what is he afraid of?
That he is a ghost
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What is the Mariner's ultimate fate?
He travels around telling his story
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What animal did the Mariner bless?
Water snakes
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What is it called when each stanza has 4 lines?
A quatrain
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What is seen as the weakest part of the story?
When the dead crew brings back the ship to the Mariner's hometown
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How long does the Mariner sail alone after the crew died?
7 days and 7 nights
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In the beginning of part 6, who is having a conversation with whom?
First Voice and Second Voice
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What is it called when each stanza has 4 lines?
A quatrain
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Who is the author?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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What is a kirk?
A church
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What does the Pilot's boy call the Mariner?
The devil
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Name the two characteristics of the Woman on the ship with Death
Golden yellow hair and red lips