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    The Rime of the Ancient

    Mariner
    by Samuel Coleridge

    Mr. Loder – 12th Grade English


    Objectives

    Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a
    story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are
    introduced and developed).
    Be On The Lookout for

    • Setting
    • Characters
    • Plot
    Samuel Taylor
    Coleridge
    • Born October 21, 1772 in Devon, England
    • Father, John Coleridge, Headmaster of King’s
    School. Free grammar school at the time.
    • When his father passed away went to Christ’s
    Hospital to continue his education.
    • Continued onto Jesus College in Cambridge.
    • Enlisted in the Kings Military and was later
    released under “Insanity”.
    Coleridge Continued

    • In 1796 released his first book of poetry titled Poems on Various Subjects
    • Most famous works are Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan
    • Teamed up with William Wordsworth and published a joint book of poetry called Lyrical Ballads
    • He, along with Wordsworth, are credited with starting the Romantic Period
    • Passed away July 25, 1834
    What is the Romantic Period?

    • Came from surge of interest folklore and in the Brothers Grimm at end of the 17th Century
    • Main poets associated include Wordsworth, Coleridge, Percy Shelley, George Gordon Lord Byron and
    Edgar Allen Poe.
    • Cultivated Individualness
    • Reverence for the natural world
    • Idealistic
    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    • Written in 1797
    • Published in 1798 in the first edition of Lyrical Ballads
    • Tells the story of a Mariner and his travels out at sea
    • Met with criticisms early on for being difficult to read
    In Summary

    • Coleridge is credited along with others with being the father of Romanticism
    • Wrote Rime of the Ancient Mariner in 1797
    Check for Understanding

    • Write down one question you have


    • Who are the major characters?
    References

    • https://poets.org/text/brief-guide-romanticism
    • https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43997/the-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner-text-of-1834
    • https://youtu.be/1raSUYAr0s0 Sir Ian McKellen reading it

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