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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What comes upon the Ship when it reaches the Line?
2. What are the notes?
3. What does the Hermit instruct the Mariner to teach others?
4. What is a synonym of the word "Rime" in the poem's title?
5. What is the main theme of the poem?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is meant by "Life-in-Death begins her work on the Mariner?" What is her work?
2. Why is the Epigraph important to the text of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem?
3. In your own words, briefly describe the polar region. Be sure to include important descriptive details.
4. Explain the metaphor used in Part IV, regarding the Moon and stars: "they enter unannounced, as lords that are certainly expected, and yet there is a silent joy at their arrival".
5. What is significant about the Albatross being mentioned explicitly as a bird of good omen in the notes, and not in the Mariner's relation of the tale?
6. Why is it important for the mind to contemplate the invisible Natures?
7. Describe the interaction between the mariners and the Albatross.
8. What seems to be significant about the Guest's compulsion to listen to the Mariner's story?
9. What are some of the punishments of the crew?
10. What is significant about the lengthy explanation of invisible Spirits towards the end of Part II?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the literal and allegorical significance of the Albatross within the story. Include a well-formed explication of what allegory is before demonstrating how the Albatross fulfills this explanation. Feel free to use external sources to fully show how the Albatross is an example of an allegorical object. Also be sure to relate its importance to the events of the poem.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the character of the Hermit. What role does he play? How is he unique from the other characters in the story? What aspects of human nature does he signify? Does he have any importance beyond the natural world?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay on the role of the natural world in the poem. Analyze how it is used by characters and forces, why it is significant, in what ways it is important to the advancement of the story, how it is abused, and in what ways it is essential to the story.
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