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| rdfs:label | - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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| rdfs:comment | - The poem is written in the style of old English ballads using archaic language. It begins with an old sailor stopping a man walking to a wedding. The Mariner tells the man a strange tale of a disastrous voyage years ago when his ship became ice-bound in Antarctic waters. He describes how an albatross appeared accompanied by good wind which helped free the ship. Then a look of horror distorts the Mariner's face as he confesses that he shot the albatross with his crossbow. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner has been adapted to other media, and is frequently referenced in popular culture.
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was a originally a 13 minute metal epic by Iron Maiden. Better known, however, is the 18th century cover by Samuel Taylor Coleridge as a solo artist. Thought to have inspired Billy Haley to write Rock Around the Clock, the song written by a heavy inebriated Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Then a member of Iron Maiden) over one thousand years ago in spite after he had been shot by an Albatross. While the actual meaning behind the poem, mainly seeming to detail antics of greedy pirates who love killing, is under constant debate, it is loved throughout the world as it is considered the prequel to Pirates of the Caribbean.
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| abstract | - The poem is written in the style of old English ballads using archaic language. It begins with an old sailor stopping a man walking to a wedding. The Mariner tells the man a strange tale of a disastrous voyage years ago when his ship became ice-bound in Antarctic waters. He describes how an albatross appeared accompanied by good wind which helped free the ship. Then a look of horror distorts the Mariner's face as he confesses that he shot the albatross with his crossbow. There are three major versions of the poem; the original 1798 version, a shorter version published in 1800 in the revised edition of Lyrical Ballads, and the 1817 Sibylline Leaves revision. The original version was widely criticized for being incomprehensible, and as a result Coleridge removed many archaic words from the poem in addition to shortening it for the 1800 republication. The 1817 revision, slightly longer, added marginal gloss (explanatory notes in the side margin). Although critical opinions vary on the merits of the gloss, the last is the most commonly reprinted version today. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is one of the most influential poems in the English language. An early example of Romantic poetry, it contains many elements that are associated with the movement such as intense emotions, vivid imagery, awe of nature, and the supernatural. The poem is often anthologized, and many analytical articles and essays have been written on it. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner has been adapted to other media, and is frequently referenced in popular culture.
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was a originally a 13 minute metal epic by Iron Maiden. Better known, however, is the 18th century cover by Samuel Taylor Coleridge as a solo artist. Thought to have inspired Billy Haley to write Rock Around the Clock, the song written by a heavy inebriated Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Then a member of Iron Maiden) over one thousand years ago in spite after he had been shot by an Albatross. While the actual meaning behind the poem, mainly seeming to detail antics of greedy pirates who love killing, is under constant debate, it is loved throughout the world as it is considered the prequel to Pirates of the Caribbean. More recently Coleridge added an extra few chapters on the subject of Avian Flu and on his organisation of ground defences against the relentless bombardment carried out by the birds in the 1940's.
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