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| the repetition of first consonant sounds in lines of poetry |
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What is the following an example of?
"Hither to work us weal" |
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alliteration
"Hither to work us weal" |
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| What makes the strange mist follow the ship? |
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The sanctity of all wild creatures is a central ___ in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner."
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The following line contains which 3 poetry devices?
"In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud . . ."
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"In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud . . ."
alliteration consonance internal rhyme |
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Throughout "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," the mariner maintains a tone of_________.
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What does the dice game between Death & Life-in-Death suggest?
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universal forces are not guided by reason
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At different times throughout "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," the albatross symbolizes __________ & __________.
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"Sweet sounds rose slowly through their mouths . . ." contains an example of which type of sound device?
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"Sweet sounds slowly"
alliteration |
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What type of rhyme is used in the following line?
"At length did cross an Albatross..."
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internal rhyme
"At length did cross an Albatross..."
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| What is embodied in the hulking form of a ghost ship? |
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When does the corpse hung around the Ancient Mariner's neck fall off? |
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| Only when he is able to appreciate the beauty of nature and pray once more. |
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Who rolled the dice to see who sould win the Ancient Mariner's soul? |
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| What does the Nightmare Life-in-Death appear as? |
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| a beautiful, naked, ghostly woman with golden hair and red lips |
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| Who wins the dice game and gets to claim the Ancient Mariner's soul? |
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| The Night-mare Life-in-Death |
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The captain of the small boat that rows out to the Ancient Mariner's ship is refered to as the _____. |
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Who loses his mind when the Ancient Mariner abruptly comes to life & begins to row his boat? |
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| The Pilot & the pilot's boy |
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| Who is the recluse who prays three times a day & lives in communion with nature in the woods? |
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| To whom is the Ancient Mariner first compelled to tell his tale? |
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Who explains that the Ancient Mariner offended a spirit by killing the Albatross? |
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| the First Voice the Ancient Mariner hears after being knocked unconscious |
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| What is the difference between the two voices the Ancient Mariner hears? |
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The 1st Voice is harsh when it tells the mariner he has offended the spirit & will be punished. The Second Voice is softer-"as soft as honey-dew"-& more knowledgeable. |
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| How many sailors set sail with the Ancient Mariner? |
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| Where does the poem's initial encounter occur? |
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| Why does the Ancient Mariner stop the Wedding Guest and not one of his companions? |
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| his instinct tells him who to stop |
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| Why does the Wedding Guest eventually sit down to hear the Ancient Mariner's tale? |
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| he feels compelled to do so |
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| The ship sailed calmly and contently until: |
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| What happened shortly after the Albatross appeared? |
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| The ice cracked and the ship was able to steer through. |
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| What accompanied the ship along with the Albatross? |
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| How did the sailors treat the Albatross? |
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| Kindly: they fed it and played with it. |
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| Why did the Ancient Mariner shoot the Albatross? |
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| What did the Ancient Mariner understand after the dead sailors cursed him this time?What did the Ancient Mariner understand after the dead sailors cursed him this time? |
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| What happened shortly after the Ancient Mariner shot the Albatross? |
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| The wind died and the mist disappeared. |
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| What was the sailors' initial reaction after the Ancient Mariner killed the Albatross? |
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| they blamed him for making the wind die |
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| What was the sailors' second reaction after the Ancient Mariner killed the Albatross? |
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| they praised him for making the mist disappear |
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| Why were the sailors so thirsty? |
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| the sun was so hot and they had no drinkable water |
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| What sort of creatures appeared in the water after the Albatross's death? |
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