October 24 ... Vocab and Author Notes for RIME

You should have received the handout for this in class, however if you lost it or didn’t get one, you can either print the assignment from here or complete it on your own paper ...


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“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” 

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Vocabulary – Briefly define the following vocabulary words using the literature book, dictionary, or laptop.  The narrative poem begins on p. 814 in the literature book.  You will definitely have to Google #10.

1. Mariner
2. Albatross
3. Seraph
4. Kirk
5. Hermit
6. Skiff
7. Swound
8. Penance
9. Smote
10. Spectre-bark


Using a laptop, research the life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Some of this information can be found on pp. 812, 813 in your literature book. Record your findings on a timeline you create below.

-Birth
-Early years (before orphanage)
-Life in the orphanage
-Opium addiction
-College/Army years
-Married life/children
-Friends
-Life as a poet/greatest accomplishments
-Death