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NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Literature Chapter 11 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Literature Reader<\/a>. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Literature Reader Chapter 11 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.<\/p>\n

NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Literature Reader Chapter 11 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner<\/h2>\n

TextBook Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Question 1.
\nLook at the picture carefully and answer the questions given below :
\n\"NCERT
\n(a) What can you see in the picture? Does the man look happy? Give reasons for your answer.
\n(b) Why does he have the bird hanging around his neck?
\n(c) Have you heard of the expression\u2014\u2018having an albatross around your neck\u2019 ? What do you think it means ? Does it mean ………………..?
\n(i) something that you can always be proud of
\n(ii) something that you have to do because you have no choice
\n(iii) something that is with you all the time as a reminder that you have done something wrong ?<\/p>\n

(d) What is an Albatross?
\nAnswer:
\n(a) I can see a man with a dead albatross hanging around his neck. The man seemed deeply distressed and repentant over his deed.
\n(b) The bird is a reminder of his evil action and symbolises a punishment for the sin he had committed.
\n(c) Self attempt
\n(d) An albatross is a white ocean bird with very large wings. It symbolises a thing that causes anxiety concern.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nThe teacher will now assign roles and ask you to read the poem aloud to show how the poem has been written in the first person (the parts in quotation marks spoken by the Mariner) and in the third person (where the narrator comments about the events taking place).
\nAnswer:
\nSelf-Attempt<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nHere are some of the archaic words used in the poem; can you match them with the words used in modem English language that mean the same? The first one has been done for you as an example :
\n\"NCERT
\nAnswer:
\n(b) – (xviii)
\n(c) – (i)
\n(d) – (x)
\n(e) – (iv)
\n(f) – (ix)
\n(g) – (xix)
\n(h) – (v)
\n(i) – (vi)
\n(j) – (xx)
\n(k) – (viii)
\n(l) – (xxi)
\n(m) – (xi)
\n(n) – (ii)
\n(o) – (xii)
\n(p) – (xiii)
\n(q) – (xiv)
\n(r) – (vii)
\n(s) – (xv)
\n(t) – (xvi)
\n(u) – (xvii)<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nUsing the words given above rewrite PART I of the poem in your own words. The first stanza has been done as an example :<\/p>\n

It is an ancient Mariner,
\nAnd he stoppeth one of three.
\n\u2018By thy long grey beard and glittering eye,
\nNow wherefore stopp\u2019st thou me?<\/p>\n

An old sailor stopped one of the three people passing by, who asked: \u201cOld man, with your long grey beard and glittering eye, why are you stopping me ?\u201d<\/p>\n

The bridegroom\u2019s doors are opened wide.
\nAnd I am next of kin;
\nThe guests are met, the feast is set:
\nMay’st hear the merry din.
\nAnswer:
\nThe man chided the mariner if he could not hear the happy sounds as he was a close relative of the bridegroom and the doors of the marriage venue were opened. He firnher added that the guests had arrived and the dinner was arranged.<\/p>\n

He holds him with his skinny hand,
\n\u201cThere was a ship,\u201d quoth he.
\n\u2018Hold off! unhand me, grey-beard loon!’
\nEftsoons his hand dropt he.
\nAnswer:
\nBut the old man held him with his skinny hands and said : There was a ship………………… The man at once freed his hand from the old man\u2019s grip and said, \u201cstop you mad old man. leave me\u201d.<\/p>\n

He holds him with his glittering eye-
\nThe Wedding-Guest stood still.
\nAnd listens like a three years’ child:
\nThe Mariner hath his will.
\nAnswer:
\nThe mariner hypnotized the wedding guest with his glittering eyes and the guest could not move. He listened to the old mariner like a small child of three and the mariner had his will.<\/p>\n

The Wedding-Guest sat on a stone:
\nHe cannot choose but hear;
\nAnd thus spake on that ancient man.
\nThe bright-eyed Mariner.
\nAnswer:
\nNot having any other option, the wedding guest, helplessly sat on a stone and so the ancient mariner spoke continuously.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ship was cheered, the harbour cleared.
\nMerrily did we drop
\nBelow the kirk, below the hill.
\nBelow the lighthouse top.
\nAnswer:
\nThe old mariner continued telling his story: We started our journey by the sea cheerfully and the ship sailed below the church, below the hill and below the lighthouse top.<\/p>\n

The sun came up upon the left,
\nOut of the sea came he!
\nAnd he shone bright, and on the right
\nWent down into the sea.
\nAnswer:
\nThe sun rose everyday from the left and set on the right after shining brightly for the whole day.<\/p>\n

Higher and higher every day.
\nTill over the mast at noon-
\nThe Wedding-Guest here beat his breast.
\nFor he heard the loud bassoon.
\nAnswer:
\n\u201cEveryday the sun rose higher until it was just above our head at noon,\u201d the old man dreamily said. By now the guest was getting impatient on hearing the sound of the bassoon, a musical instrument.<\/p>\n

The bride hath paced into the hall.
\nRed as a rose is she;
\nNodding their heads before her goes
\nThe merry minstrelsy.
\nAnswer:
\nThe bassoon itself signified the rosy bride had entered into the hall accompanied by a band of happy singers and musicians.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ,<\/p>\n

The Wedding-Guest he beat his breast,
\nYet he cannot choose but hear;
\nAnd thus spake on that ancient man.
\nThe bright-eyed Mariner.
\nAnswer:
\nThe guest was too eager to go from there and was cursing himself as well as was getting irritated but he. had no other option than to listen to that ancient man who spoke continuously.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd now the storm-blast came, and he
\nWas tyrannous and strong:
\nHe struck with his o’ertaking wings.
\nAnd chased us south along.
\nAnswer:
\nThe old man continued: \u201cWe were chased towards south by a severe and strong sea-storm that completely overtook us.\u201d<\/p>\n

With sloping masts and dipping prow,
\nAs who pursued with yell and blow
\nStill treads the shadow of his foe.
\nAnd forward bends his head.
\nThe ship drove fast, loud roared the blast,
\nAnd southward aye we fled.
\nAnswer:
\nThe old mariner recalled his horrible experience: \u201cThe ship\u2019s front part dipped in the sea and the masts dropped down. The storm drove the ship southward with such force that the ship seemed to chase an enemy fiercely with a bent head.<\/p>\n

And now there came both mist and snow,
\nAnd it grew wondrous cold:
\nAnd ice, mast-high, came floating by.
\nAs green as emerald.
\nAnswer:
\nThe old man narrated his tale of woe unaware of the state of the mind of the wedding guest. \u201cIt grew icy cold with mist and snow everywhere. The ship was surrounded by big, bright green pieces of floating ice.<\/p>\n

And through the drifts the snowy cliffs
\nDid send a dismal sheen:
\nNor shapes of men nor beasts we ken-
\nThe ice was all between.
\nAnswer:
\nThe ancient mariner said that the floating ice-bergs and their surface reflected the sunshine that made them gloomy. They could see neither man nor an animal as there was only ice surrounding the ship.<\/p>\n

The ice was here, the-ice was there,
\nThe ice was all around:
\nIt cracked and growled, and roared and howled,
\nLike noises in a swound!
\nAnswer:
\nThe mariner recalled that they could see nothing but ice all around them. The storm howled loudly like a man in a fit and the ice also cracked making horrible noises.<\/p>\n

At length did cross an Albatross,
\nThrough the fog it came;
\nAs it had been a Christian soul.
\nWe hailed it in God’s name.
\nAnswer:
\nAmid the havoc, an albatross came emerging from the fog. The sailors thought it to be a messenger of God and called it on the ship.<\/p>\n

It ate the food it ne’er had eat,
\nAnd round and round it flew.
\nThe ice did split with a thunder-fit;
\nThe helmsman steered us through!
\nAnswer:
\nThe albatross ate the food that it had never eaten. It became friendly with the sailors and flew in circles about the ship. Miraculously, the ice split making a thunderous noise and the helms man was able to steer the ship in the right direction.<\/p>\n

\u2018God save thee, ancient Mariner,
\nFrom the fiends that plague thee thus!-
\nWhy look’st thou so?\u2019-\u2019\u2019With my crossbow
\nI shot the Albatross.\u201d
\nAnswer:
\nThe wedding guest exclaimed that God had saved the mariner from the devils that troubled him and other sailors then why was he looking so wretched. The mariner repentandy answered that, it was he who shot the albatross with his cross bow.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nAnswer the following by choosing the right option from those given below :
\n(a) The Ancient Mariner stopped one of the three wedding guests because ……….
\n(i) he wanted to attend the wedding with him
\n(ii) he wanted him to sit with him
\n(iii) he wanted him to listen to his story
\n(iv) he wanted to stop him from going to the wedding.
\nAnswer:
\n(iii) he wanted him to listen to his story<\/p>\n

(b) The Wedding-Guest remarked that he was \u2018next of kin\u2019 which means that
\n(i) he was a close relation of the bridegroom
\n(ii) he was a close relation of the bride
\n(iii) he was next in line to get married
\n(iv) he had to stand next to the bridegroom during the wedding.
\nAnswer:
\n(i) he was a close relation of the bridegroom<\/p>\n

(c) \u2018He cannot choose but hear\u2019 means
\n(i) the Mariner was forced to hear the story of the Wedding-Guest
\n(ii) the Wedding-Guest was forced to hear the story of the Mariner
\n(iii) the Mariner had the choice of not listening to the story of the Wedding-Guest
\n(iv) the Wedding-Guest had the choice of not listening to the story of the Mariner.
\nAnswer:
\n(ii) the Wedding-Guest was forced to hear the story of the Mariner<\/p>\n

(d) \u2018The sun came up upon the left, \/ Out of the sea came he ; \u2018This line tells us that the’ ship ………
\n(i) was moving in the northern direction
\n(ii) was moving eastwards
\n(iii) was moving in the western direction
\n(iv) was moving towards the south.
\nAnswer:
\n(iv) was moving towards the south.<\/p>\n

(e) The Wedding-Guest beat his breast because ……..
\n(i) he could hear the sound of the bassoon
\n(ii) he was forced to listen to the Mariner\u2019s tale when he wanted to attend the wedding !
\n(iii) the sound of the bassoon meant that the bride had arrived and the wedding ceremony was about to begin and he could not attend it
\n(iv) the sound of the bassoon announced the arrival of the bride and the start of the wedding ceremony.
\nAnswer:
\n(iii) the sound of the bassoon meant that the bride had arrived and the wedding ceremony was about to begin and he could not attend it<\/p>\n

(f) The storm blast has been described as being tyrannous because ………
\n(i) it was so fierce that it frightened the sailors
\n(ii) it took complete control of the ship
\n(iii) the storm was very powerful
\n(iv) the sailors were at its mercy.
\nAnswer:
\n(ii) it took complete control of the ship<\/p>\n

(g) The sailors felt depressed on reaching the land of mist and snow because ……….
\n(i) there was no sign of any living creature
\n(ii) they felt they would die in that cold weather
\n(iii) they were surrounded by icebergs and there seemed to be no sign of life
\n(iv) everything was grey in colour and they felt very cold.
\nAnswer:
\n(i) there was no sign of any living creature<\/p>\n

(h) The sailors were happy to see the Albatross because …………
\n(i) it was the first sign of life and therefore gave them hope that they might survive
\n(ii) it split the icebergs around the ship and helped the ship move forward
\n(iii) it was a messenger from God and it lifted the fog and mist.
\n(iv) it gave them hope of survival by splitting the icebergs.
\nAnswer:
\n(iii) it was a messenger from God and it lifted the fog and mist.<\/p>\n

(i) The two things that happened after the arrival of the albatross were ………
\n(i) the icebergs split and the Albatross became friendly with the sailors
\n(ii) the icebergs split and a strong breeze started blowing
\n(iii) the ship was pushed out of the land of mist and the ice melted
\n(iv) the Albatross started playing with the mariners and ate the food they offered.
\nAnswer:
\n(ii) the icebergs split and a strong breeze started blowing<\/p>\n

(j) \u2018It perched for vespers nine\u2019 means ……..
\n(i) the ship stopped sailing at nine o\u2019clock everyday
\n(ii) the Albatross would appear at a fixed time everyday
\n(iii) the Albatross would sit on the sail or the mast everyday
\n(iv) the Albatross was a holy creature
\nAnswer:
\n(iii) the Albatross would sit on the sail or the mast everyday<\/p>\n

(k) \u2018God save thee, Ancient Mariner, \/ From the fiends that plague thee thus!\u2014Why look\u2019st thou so ? means ……..
\n(i) the Mariner wanted to know why the Wedding-Guest was looking so tormented
\n(ii) the Wedding-Guest wanted to know why the Mariner was looking so tormented
\n(iii) the Wedding-Guest wanted to know whether some creatures were troubling the Ancient Mariner
\n(iv) the Ancient Mariner wanted to know whether something was troubling the Wedding-Guest.
\nAnswer:
\n(ii) the Wedding-Guest wanted to know why the Mariner was looking so tormented<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\nAnswer the following questions briefly.
\n(a) How did the Ancient Mariner stop the Wedding-Guest?
\nAnswer:
\nThe ancient mariner stopped one of the three wedding guests forcefully. He wanted to tell him the adventurous story related to him.<\/p>\n

(b) Was the Wedding-Guest happy to be stopped ? Give reasons for your answer.
\nAnswer:
\nNo, the wedding guest was not happy to be stopped because he was a close relative of the bridegroom and wanted to attend the marriage ceremony in time but he was forced to hear the story of the mariner.<\/p>\n

(c) Describe the Ancient Mariner.
\nAnswer:
\nThe ancient mariner is the narrator in the poem. He is an old sailor who has a long grey beard and glittering eyes. He seems to be frighting with unnaturally skinning hands that held the wedding guest. He seems be a sociable guy before undertaking that fateful trip down to the Arctic. His life undergoes a major change as he shoots an albatross. He suffers from guilt and remorse for having killed the albatross. He repents his action and his penance continues through the rest of his life as he feels the urge to share his story with whoever he meets.<\/p>\n

(d) How does the Mariner describe the movement of the ship as it sails away from the land?
\nAnswer:
\nThe mariner describes the movement of the ship as it sails away from the land with joy. He exclaims when he starts sailing \u2018The ship was cheered, the harbour cleared.\u2019<\/p>\n

(e) What kind of weather did the sailors enjoy at the beginning of their journey? How has it been expressed in the poem?
\nAnswer:
\nThe weather was fine Tor the sailors and the sun was also bright. The poet has given its description as such:
\nThe sun came up upon the left.
\nOut of the Sea came he
\nAnd he shone bright, and on the right
\nWent down into the sea.<\/p>\n

(f) How did the sailors reach the land of mist and snow?
\nAnswer:
\nThe sailors reached the land of mist and snow because of the loud roaring blast that drove the ship faster towards the mist and snow.<\/p>\n

(g) How does the mariner express the fact that the ship was completely surrounded by icebergs?
\nAnswer:
\nThe mariner expresses the fact that the ship was completely surrounded by icebergs by saying\u00ad
\n\u201cThe ice was here, the ice was there
\nThe ice was all around.
\nIt cracked and growled, and roared and howled
\nLike noises in a swound.\u201d<\/p>\n

(h) How do we know that the Albatross was not afraid of the humans? Why did the sailors hail it in God\u2019s name?
\nAnswer:
\nWe know that the albatross was not afraid of the humans because it started playing with the mariners and ate the food they offered. The sailors hailed it in God\u2019s name because it gave them hope of survival by splitting the icebergs.<\/p>\n

(i) What was the terrible deed done by the Mariner ?. Why do you think he did it?
\nAnswer:
\nThe terrible deed done by the mariner was that he shot the albatross with his cross bow. He did it to get rid of the troubles being faced, but soon he realised his mistake to find more troubles after the death of albatross.<\/p>\n

Question 7.
\nThere are a number of literary devices used in the poem. Some of them have been listed below. Choose the right ones and write them down in the table as shown in the example. In each of the cases explain what they mean.
\n\"NCERT<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

1. The Wedding-Guest stood still,
\nAnd listens like a three years\u2019 child :<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Simile; the Wedding-Guest was completely under the control of the Mariner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Below the kirk, below the hill,
\nBelow the lighthouse top<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. The sun came up upon the left,
\nOut of the sea came he<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. The bride hath paced into the hall,
\nRed as a rose is she<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. And now the storm-blast came,
\nand he was tyrannous and strong :<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. With sloping masts and dipping prow, As who pursued with yell and blow Still treads the shadow of his foe<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. The ice was here, the ice was there,
\nThe ice was all around<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Answer:
\n(b) Repetition; here we find the occurrence of the same word \u2018below\u2019 used for laying supreme stress.
\n(c) Personification; here an inanimate thing \u201cThe Sun\u201d has been personified like an animate thing.
\n(d) Simile; here the bride is compared with red rose and for comparison, the word \u201cas\u201d has been used.
\n(e) Personification; here \u2018the storm blast\u2019 has been animated as tyrannous and strong.
\n(f) Personification and hyperbole; here exaggeration \u2014 The storm has been shown as a person with unmatched powers. His powers have been exaggerated.
\n(g) Repetition; here the word \u201cice\u201d has been repeated for emphasis.<\/p>\n

Question 8.
\nIn groups of four discuss what you think happens next in the poem. Share your views with the rest of the class.
\nAnswer:
\nSelf-Attempt<\/p>\n

Question 9.
\nAnswer the following questions briefly:
\n(a) In which direction did the ship start moving? How can you say?
\nAnswer:
\nThe ship started moving in the northern direction. We can say this because the poet says the sun rose\u00a0in the right and he also says the south wind blew behind the ship.<\/p>\n

(b) Why does the Mariner say that \u2018no sweet bird did follow\u2019?
\nAnswer:
\nHe says so because the mariner had killed the albatross. It no more followed the ship for food or for playing with the mariners.<\/p>\n

(c) How did the other Mariners behave towards the Ancient Mariner at first? How many times did they change their mind about the Ancient Mariner? What does this tell us about their character?
\nAnswer:
\nAt first all the mariners said that the ancient mariner had done a wrong thing by killing the bird. Then, when the weather improved, they all said that he had done the right thing by killing the bird. Finally when the ship stopped moving they said he had committed a crime by killing the bird. They changed their mind three times. This shows that they did not have an opinion of their own or a mind of their own.<\/p>\n

(d) How did the sailing conditions change after the ship had moved out of the land of mist and snow? What or who did the Mariners blame for this change?
\nAnswer:
\nAfter the ship left the land of mist and snow, it entered an area where the weather was very hot. Then the ship moved into the sea where the breeze was blowing fine. From here the ship moved into a region where the weather was very hot and it was still all around. There was no breeze at all so the ship could just not move.<\/p>\n

(e) What is indicated by the line \u2018The bloody sun, at noon,\/Right up above the mast did stand,\/No bigger than the moon\u2019?
\nAnswer:
\nThis line states that the sun was shining very bright and it was right above the ship. It was very hot but the size of the sun was not very big. The poet compares it to the size of the moon.<\/p>\n

(f) How does the Mariner describe the fact that they were completely motionless in the middle of the sea?
\nAnswer:
\nThe mariner says that there was no air and no movement. He compares their ship to a painted ship which stands still on a painted ocean.<\/p>\n

(g) What is the irony in the ninth stanza? Explain it in your own words.
\nAnswer:
\nThe ship is stuck in the middle of the sea with water all around. The weather is extremely hot and mariners need drinking water. In spite of there being water, there was not a drop of c drinking water available. That is the irony in this stanza.<\/p>\n

(h) What is the narrator trying to convey through the description of the situation in the tenth and eleventh stanza?
\nAnswer:
\nThrough the tenth and eleventh stanza, the poet brings out the condition of the creatures in the sea. As there was no breeze blowing, the creatures had started dying. At night it appeared as though death was dancing at the gate of the ship. The condition of the sailors was pathetic.<\/p>\n

(i) What or who did the Mariners feel was responsible for their suffering?
\nAnswer:
\nThe mariners felt that the ancient mariner was responsible for their suffering. He had killed an innocent bird, the albatross, without any provocation.<\/p>\n

(j) Describe the condition of the Mariners as expressed in the thirteenth stanza.
\nAnswer:
\nThe sailors were feeling very thirsty as there was no drinking water available. Their throats were dry and they could not speak even a word.<\/p>\n

(k) Why did the Mariners hang the Albatross around the neck of the Ancient Mariner?
\nAnswer:
\nThe mariners hung the albatross around the neck of the Ancient Mariner in order to remind him of the ghasdy deed he had committed by killing the innocent bird.<\/p>\n

Question 10.
\nLike part one, the second part also has a number of literary devices. List them out in the same way as you had done in question number seven and explain them.
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Excerpt<\/strong><\/td>\nLiterary device<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1. out of the sea come he,<\/td>\nPersonification: The sun has been compared to a human being capable of movement.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. And it would work\u2019em woe.<\/td>\nAlliteration: The letter\u2019 w\u2019 has been repeated thrice.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Nor dim nor red, like God\u2019s own head,<\/td>\nSimile: Sun has been compared to God\u2019s glorious head.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew The furrow followed free<\/td>\nAlliteration: The letter \u2018f has been repeated and blew and flew has repetition of ew sound.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. And we did speak only to break the silence of the sea!<\/td>\nHyperbole: The speakers have exaggerated their action of speaking.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. All in a hot and copper sky the bloody sun at noon<\/td>\nMetaphor: Sky and the sun have been indirectly compared to copper and blood respectively.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. As idle as a painted ship<\/td>\nSimile: The ship has been compared to a painting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8. Day after day, day after Say<\/td>\nRepetition: The words have been repeated.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9. Water, water every where not any drop to drink.<\/td>\nIrony: Though there is lot of water but the sailors could not drink even a single drop.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10. The death-fires danced at night.<\/td>\nPersonification: Fire has been shown as doing a dance of death.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Question 11.
\nWhat is the rhyme scheme of the poem ?
\nAnswer:
\nRhyme scheme of the poem: ab cb<\/p>\n

Question 12.
\nFind examples of the use of interesting sounds from the poem and explain their effect on the reader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. The ice \u2018cracked and growled, and roared and howled’
\n……………………………………
\n…………………………………..
\n…………………………………..<\/td>\n		Coleridge uses onomatopoeic words which use harsh \u2018ck\u2019 sounds to make the ice sound brutal. He also gives the ice animal sounds to give the impression it has come alive and is attacking the ship.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Answer:
\n2.\u00a0breeze blew ____________ alliteration ___________ alliteration is used to give a reinforcement to the sound.
\n3. foam flew __________ alliteration
\n4. furrow followed free ____________ alliteration
\n5. hot and copper sky _________ metaphor, visual imagery ________ The elements in a literary work used to evoke mental images, not only of the visual sense, but of sensation and emotion as well. Sky looks like a hot piece of copper.
\n6. bloody sun _____________ visual and sensational imagery.
\n7. Day after day, day after day ________ repetition __________\u00a0 the poet uses this technique for emphasis.
\n8. Water, water everywhere _____________ repetition _____________ for emphasis.
\n9. like a witch\u2019s oil ______________ simile ____________used to bring out a comparison.<\/p>\n

Question 13.
\nThe poem is full of strange, uncanny or supernatural elements. Discuss how these elements appear in the poem. You should consider :<\/p>\n

\u2014 the strange weather ;
\n\u2014 the albatross as a bird of \u201cgood omen\u201d
\n\u2014 the spirit from \u201cthe land of mist and snow\u201d
\n\u2014 the strange slimy creatures seen in the sea
\n\u2014 the ocean appearing to rot
\n\u2014 the death fires and sea water being referred to as witch\u2019s oils<\/p>\n

Now write a paragraph about the supernatural elements in the poem and how they add to the events that take place in the poem.
\nAnswer:
\nSupernatural elements make the poem interesting and there are surprises and surprises for the readers. The poet could have said this very incident in a simple manner. Use of these supernatural elements such as the \u2018albatross being a sign of good omen, \u2018the ocean appearing to rot\u2019, \u2018the death fires dancing\u2019 etc keeps the suspense and thrill alive, besides creating a lot of visual imagery.<\/p>\n

Question 14.
\nEvery ship is supposed to have a log book, which is filled in every day by the captain. If he dies, the next senior officer fills it in (usually the First Mate). Decide on appropriate dates (the mariner\u2019s tale was supposed to be thought of as already very old when the poem was published : it should be no later than about 1700 AD; other clues to the date are the light-house and the mariner\u2019s crossbow).<\/p>\n

If you wish you can make the log look old by staining the pages, by your handwriting and spelling. Write a series of entriesfor the log for the important events that take place in the ship as recorded in the poem. The first one has been done as an example.<\/p>\n

1701 AD<\/strong>
\nToday we left the shore at 3.30 p.m. under glorious sailing conditions. We have 230 men on board. We are sailing with cargo towards Portugal. The journey is expected to take 90 days. We are well stocked with food and water to last us 250 days in case of any emergency. Hopefully we will not face any untoward i happenings. God be with us !<\/p>\n

You could also do this as an oral activity, recording the entries on audio tape and using voice effects and other sound effects if you can.
\nAnswer:
\nSelf-attempt.<\/p>\n

Question 15.
\nPerforming the poem
\nThis is a very dramatic poem, excellent for reading aloud or even dramatising it. The class could be divided into groups and given the different dramatic moments from the poem to be performed as follows:<\/p>\n