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Quiz — Storgy

Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

The poem is structured into how many numbered parts, and what does this division primarily suggest about the narrative?

Q02of 10

The sidenote describes the Albatross as it first appears as 'a pious bird of good omen.' What imagery in the poem most directly supports this characterization when the bird arrives?

Q03of 10

Which of the following best describes the tone of the lines 'Day after day, day after day, / We stuck, nor breath nor motion; / As idle as a painted ship / Upon a painted ocean'?

Q04of 10

In Part III, Life-in-Death is described with 'her skin was as white as leprosy.' What is the primary effect of this simile?

Q05of 10

What is the significance of the Mariner biting his arm and sucking his blood in Part III?

Q06of 10

The Latin epigraph from Thomas Burnet's Archaeologiae Philosophicae thematically prepares the reader for which central element of the poem?

Q07of 10

The Wedding-Guest serves what structural function in the poem?

Q08of 10

In Part IV, the Mariner blesses the water-snakes 'unaware.' Why does the poem emphasize that the blessing was involuntary?

Q09of 10

In Part II, the shipmates first condemn the Mariner for killing the bird, then praise him when the fog lifts. What theme does this reversal primarily illustrate?

Q10of 10

At the close of Part III, the souls of the dead crew members pass the Mariner 'like the whizz of my cross-bow.' What is the most precise effect of this image?

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