1. Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Coleridge was part of the “first wave” of Romantic poets. -He was a close friend of William Wordsworth -Together, they co-authored Lyrical Ballads (1798)

2. -Coleridge added lines to Wordsworth’s poetry, and Wordsworth came up with the idea for the albatross in “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” -He wrote the essay Biographia Literaria, which outlined some of the central formulations of Romantic literary theory -During the peak of his literary career, he was addicted to opium

3. “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” Considered a literary ballad: a songlike poem that tells a story. It is written in imitation of the traditional folk ballad in that it blends the real with supernatural events.

4. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” a ballad, is told as a frame story. Frame story: a story told within a story. In other words, one story is told during the action of another story. The inner stories usually act as an example to the other characters (it teaches them something). The Mariner’s story teaches people a lesson.

5. “RAM” is a tale of crime, punishment, and redemption. “RAM” was the first poem in the 1798 edition of Lyrical Ballads. Coleridge added the marginal notes himself to later editions to downplay its archaic style (use of old words).

6. It was a wondrous COLD….

7. The ALBATROSS

8. KILLING the albatross…..

9. Water, water EVERYWHERE

10. The game is done! The dice have been played…..

11. Each man cursed the Mariner with their eyes….. The albatross hangs from his neck….

12. Lost at sea…..

13. The water-snakes appear…. The Mariner prays for them because he recognizes that all creatures are blessed.

14. Redemption approaches….

15. The Mariner is saved, but the ship sinks…..

16. The Mariner must tell his story wherever he goes…..