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प्रश्न
Answer the following by choosing the right option from given below:
'It perched for vespers nine' means………
पर्याय
the ship stopped sailing at nine o'clock every day
the albatross would appear at a fixed time everyday.
the albatross would sit on the sail or the mast everyday
the albatross was a holy creature
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उत्तर
the Albatross would sit on the sail or the mast everyday
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Why does the mariner say that 'no sweet bird did follow'?
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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?
What is indicated by the line ‘The bloody sun, at noon,/Right up above the mast did stand,/No bigger than the moon’?
The poem is full of strange, uncanny or supernatural elements. Discuss how these elements appear in the poem. You should consider:
- the strange weather;
- the albatross as a bird of "good omen"
- the spirit from "the land of mist and snow''
- the strange slimy creatures seen in the sea
- the ocean appearing to rot
- the death fires and sea water being referred to as witch's oil
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What were the blessings the albatross brought with itself in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner ?
