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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly.
How do we know that the albatross was not afraid of the humans? Why did the sailors hail it in God's name?
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उत्तर
We 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’s name because it gave them hope of survival by splitting the icebergs.
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Why were the mariners angry with the Ancient Mariner?
Respect for all forms of life is an essential value. Unmindful destruction of nature and its creatures deserves just punishment. Write in 80−100 words this essential value as brought out in the poem, 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'.
Using the words given above rewrite PART I of the poem in your own words. The first stanza has been done as an example:
It is an ancient Mariner,
And he stoppeth one of three.
'By thy long grey beard and glittering eye,
Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?
An old sailor stopped one of the three people passing by, who asked: "Old man, with your long grey beard and glittering eye, why are you stopping me?"
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The storm blast had been described as being tyrannous because……….
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The two things that happened after the arrival of the albatross were ……
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Was the wedding guest happy to be stopped? Give reasons for your answer.
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Describe the ancient mariner.
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What kind of weather did the sailors enjoy at the beginning of their journey? How has it been depicted in the poem?
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How did the sailors reach the land of mist and snow?
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How does the mariner express the fact that the ship was completely surrounded by icebergs?
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Why does the mariner say that 'no sweet bird did follow'?
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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?
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What is the irony in the ninth stanza? Explain it in your own words.
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What is the narrator trying to convey through the description of the situation in the tenth and eleventh stanza ?
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What or who did the mariners feel was responsible for their suffering?
What were the blessings the albatross brought with itself in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner ?
