POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
OF LITERARY DEVICES USED IN THE POEM
THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER.
PRIYA .M
THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
S.T.COLERIDGE
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
• This poem by S.T Coleridge brings out the torment of
ancient mariner.He had committed the ghastly mistake
of killing an albatross.As a result he landed up in such a
situation that all the mariners blamed him for whatever
happened and hung the dead bird as a reminder of his
act.
The mariner was continuously tormented.The only way of
lessening this torment was by sharing this with some
one/
The Rime of the Ancient
Mariner(INDEX).
Bibliography
Imagery used
in the poem
Alliteration
Repetition
Personification
Additional Information
Figures of
speech
Literary
devices
Simile
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Picture gallery
Figures of Speech
•A figure of speech is a departure
from the ordinary form of
expression,or the ordinary course
of ideas in order to produce a
greater effect
“The Ancient Mariner” as a Ballad
• Of all modern poems The Rime comes nearest to achieving an
impossible-the impossibility of the modern writer of writing a
genuine ballad.
Simplicity and terseness of expressions,directness of narration,abrupt
beginning ,use of conventional epithets and archaisms, repetition of
phrases and lines,sudden introduction of new elements and
transition to new incidents,impersonality-these are some of the main
features of the traditional ballads that Coleridge uses in The Ancient
Mariner. With such wonderful effect that the poem has been praised
as one of the finest of the so called imitations and has received great
critical acclaim as a fine example of Coleridge’s rare genius for
writing ballads.
simile
• In a simile comparison is made between two objects
of different kinds which have however at least one
point in common .
The simile is usually introduced by such words as
like ,as or so
Examples: like a 3 year’s child(lines 15/16)
#Red as a rose is she(line 34)
#As idle as a painted ship…(line115/116)
#As green as emerald(53)
#…..like gods own head(line 96)
#The water, like a witch’s oil…(line 127)
#Like noises in a swond (line 60)
Imagery Used in the Poem
• The following images found in the poem are grouped
weather wise:
1. Stormy:
And now the storm blast came and he was tyrannous and
strong .He struck with his wings and chased us south
along(stanza 2)
2. Extreme winter:
And now there came both mist and snow ,
And it grew wondrous cold (Stanza 13)
Personification
• In personification inanimate objects and
abstracts notions are spoken of as having life and
intelligence.
Example:
#And now storm blast came,and he was tyrannous
and strong.
#The sun now rose upon the right;
Out of the sea came he
Alliteration
The use of repetition of a succession of words
with the same initial letters or sound as in
the river running round the race
For example:
•The fair breeze blew,the white foam flew
the furrow followed free.(Lines 102/103)
•Note : The first syllable of succeeding words
have the same sound.
Repetition
• Poets use repetitions in order to emphasize the most
significant part of each stanza. Also,when the poem is
read aloud ,repetition gives the listener a greater
opportunity to understand those words .
• Example:: The ice was here ,the ice was there ,the ice was
all round………(lines 57/58)
• Day after day ,day after day……..(line114)
• Water ,water ,everywhere…….(lines 118/120)
Metaphor
• A metaphor is an implied simile.It does not like the
simile,state that one thing is like another or act as
another,but takes that for granted and proceeds as if the
two things were one. Thus ,when we say ,”He fought
like a lion” we use a simile,but when we say ,He was a
lion in the fight”,we use a metaphor.
• Example:
• The bloody sun………( line 113)
• ………. Upon the painted ocean.( line 111)
Oxymoron
A figure of speech with a conjunction of
seeming contradictories.
E.g Faith unfaithful kept him falsely
true.
Line 56 -dismal sheen.
• Identify and list the literary devices used in the poem
“The Rime of the Ancient mariner” Give one example
for each.
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4
Literary
devices
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2
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Identify the literary devices in the following
sentences:
Answer
(a) I am a lake (mirror)____________
(b) Each like a corpse with in the grave____________
(c) dismal sheen. __________
d)The fair breeze blew,the white foam flew .....................
e). Day after day ,day after day……..
f) And now the storm blast came ……..
Personification
Answer
ANSWERS
a). Metaphor
b). Simile
c). Oxymoron
d). Alliteration
e) . Repetition
f) .Imagery
Extract based questions for
practice
1.“And I had done a hellish thing,
And it would work’em woe:
For all averred, I had killed the bird
That made the breeze to blow.”
(a) Name the poem and the poet.
(b) What is the ‘hellish thing’ referred to here?
(c) What were the consequences they had to face as a result of the
‘hellish thing’?
2. ' THE WEDDING GUEST HE BEAT HIS BREAST
YET HE CANNOT CHOOSE BUT, HEAR,
AND THUS SPAKE ON THAT ANCIENT MAN
THE BRIGHT –EYED MARINER.'
1.W HAT DOES THE BEATING OF THE BREAST BY THE WEDDING GUEST INDICATE?
2. W HY HAS THE WEDDING GUESTS NO CHOICE BUT TO HEAR THE STORY OF THE
MARINER?
3. W HAT DO YOU THINK, WAS THE MENTAL STATE OF THE WEDDING GUEST AT THIS?
4. GIVE ANOTHER WORD OR PHRASE FOR 'BRIGHT EYED'.
3.WATER,WATER, EVERYWHERE
AND ALL THE BOARDS DID SHRINK
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE
NOR ANY DROP TO DRINK
NAME THE POEM AND THE POET. (1 MARK)
W HO WAS AFFECTED BY THIRST AND WHY? (2 MARKS)
W HAT IS THE FIGURE OF SPEECH USED IN THESE LINES.(1 MARK)
EXTRAPOLATION AND VALUE BASED QUESTIONS
1)The Ancient mariner’s shipmates were
a bunch of fickle minded sailors.
Comment
2)Write a short note on the element of
supernaturalism in the poem.
3)”punishment does catch up with the
sinner although it may be delayed
sometimes” Explain with reference to
the poem.