The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Romanticism and the Gothic Novel Slide 2 Background Originally
published in 1798 as The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere. the language
went against the emerging Romantic tradition of writing in
contemporary, unrhymed language so in 1817 the version we know
today was published and aligned more closely with the ideals of
Romanticism. Slide 3 Background A story of adventure, misfortune,
cursed sailors, and punishment. inspired the band Iron Maiden to
write a song by the same name Hear the rime of the ancient mariner
See his eye as he stops one of three Mesmerizes one of the wedding
guests Stay here and listen to the nightmares of the sea. And the
music plays on, as the bride passes by Caught by his spell and the
mariner tells his tale. idea of a cursed crew in Pirates of the
Caribbean Slide 4 Background Samuel Taylor Coleridge read through
the biography on pg. 684 identify the aspects the fit with the
ideals of Romanticism. Slide 5 Poetic DevicesPoetic Devices Add
these to your notes: alliteration: repetition of a consonant sound
at the beginnings of words. assonance: repetition of a vowel sound
in stressed syllables with dissimilar consonant sounds. consonance:
repetition of a final consonant sounds in stressed syllables with
dissimilar vowel sounds. onomatopoeia: the formation of a word from
a sound associated with what is named. internal rhyme: the use of
rhymes within a poetic line. Slide 6 Vocabulary Coleridge uses
archaic vocabulary to help create his language of fantasy for the
world he is creating in his work. Archaic words are words no longer
in common use. Why do you think Coleridge would make this choice in
diction? it highlights the difference between normal, everyday
speech and that of his romantic era poetry. Look to the text and
notes on the next slide for definitions of unfamiliar words. Slide
7 Vocabulary unslaked (line 157): unsatisfied or unquenched fathom
(line 133): Depth measurement equaling 6 feet (1.8288 meters).
minstrelsy (line 36): Group of musicians. nether (line 212):
Bottom. tacked, (line 156): Changed course. twain (line 196): Two.
wherefore (line 4): why. din (line 8): a continued loud or
tumultuous sound hoary (line 276): gray or white with age, ancient
or venerable, tedious from familiarity. pang (line 438): a sudden
feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing abated (line
428): lessened or diminished wan (line 317): of an unnatural or
sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color dismal (line 56): causing
gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless sultry (line 267):
oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering forlorn (line 623):
desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable Slide 8 Big IdeasBig Ideas
How does a child who has broken something behave? Why do they
behave this way? What are some other examples of guilty behavior?
Guilt introduces a division between the person feeling guilt and
others, why and how is this? How does superstition affect peoples
behavior? Common superstitions? Is going against a superstition
taboo? How do people view you when you do so? Slide 9 Reading
GuideReading Guide There are 22 questions that you should be able
to answer throughout and by the end of your reading of this poem.
They will be in the PowerPoint of the class that the reading for
those questions is due. I will also post a word document of all
questions on one page if you prefer it that way. Slide 10 Imagery
This poem is filled with imagery that matches up with all the
poetic devices, figurative language, and symbolism. All of this
adds together to create this world of fantasy Coleridge is
creating. Even though the ideas, events, motifs, etc. in this poem
can be dark or Gothic it is still a prime example of Romanticism
because of the themes, focus, and ideas. Pay attention to examples
of this. Slide 11 Storyboard There are seven parts to this poem.
For each part you will create a sketch example of some poetic
device, figurative language, or imagery you identified in that
part. You will not be graded on your artistic ability, but on your
ability to pull examples of poetic devices, figurative language, or
imagery from the text and correctly identify it. Slide 12 The Rime
of the Ancient Mariner Storyboard By: Your Name Part I: _______Part
II: ______Part III: ______ Part IV: ______Part V: _______Part VI:
______Part VII: _____ Example Storyboard:
