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Question
Answer the following question briefly.
How did the sailors reach the land of mist and snow?
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Solution
The sailors reached the land of mist and snow because of the loud roaring blast that drove the ship faster towards the mist and snow.
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Describe the ancient mariner.
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In which direction did the ship start moving? How can you say?
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What is indicated by the line ‘The bloody sun, at noon,/Right up above the mast did stand,/No bigger than the moon’?
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Describe the condition of the mariners as expressed in the thirteenth stanza.
After you have read the poem, discuss the following questions in your groups:
i. Why did the Ancient Mariner stop the particular wedding guest to listen to his tale?
ii. Why did he have to tell his tale to someone?
iii. What is the poet trying to convey through this poem?
