The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

The poem appeared in Lyrical Ballads in 1798. This topic is part of Poetry within Literature. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.

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Who wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?

Answer: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Bonus fact: The poem appeared in Lyrical Ballads in 1798.

What bird does the mariner kill?

Answer: Albatross

Bonus fact: The killing brings supernatural punishment.

What phrase from the poem became a common expression for a burden of guilt?

Answer: Albatross around one's neck

Bonus fact: The dead albatross is hung around the mariner's neck.

Which Coleridge poem features the line about an ancient mariner?

Answer: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Bonus fact: The poem tells of a sailor cursed after killing an albatross.

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