1. By Samuel Taylor Coleridge

2.  The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a ballad, meaning that it is a poem that tells a story and has a sing-song quality.  There are seven parts to the poem.  The poem is a frame story, just like Frankenstein.

3.  This poem is a frame story: we begin with the mariner walking along the beach in penance for a crime, and he begins telling his story to a guest at a wedding.  We have two stories, one in which the mariner talks with the wedding guest and one in which the mariner commits his crime while sailing with his ship crew.

4. The Albatross ~ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner gave us a metaphor that we still use today. People will often refer to a burden as their “albatross,” which comes from this poem. References in Frankenstein ~ Mary Shelly references this poem in Frankenstein. References to Paradise Lost ~ Coleridge references the epic poem in Mariner

6. Alliteration ~ The repetition of a sound. Imagery ~ Figurative language that paints a picture in your mind. Onomatopoeia ~ Sound words like “bam” Archaisms ~ Old forms of language

7.  Nature, Need to respect nature  Dark, moody tone  The supernatural