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Questions for Part III and Part IV

PART III – RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER

1.  What was the state of the sailors at Part III begins? 2  What did the ancient mariner see? 3  What was strange about what he saw? 4  Who were the two passengers? 5   Who won the game of dice? 6  What happened to the crew? 7  How many crew members? 8  Describe what action the crew members took at the end of the Part III. 9   What is the irony of the simile used in the last line?

PART IV – RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER

10. The first six lines of this part are spoken by the wedding guest? Why do you think he was afraid of the mariner?

11. What assurance does the ancient mariner give the wedding guest?

12. In lines 244-247, the mariner attempted to do what? Why do you think he couldn’t do this?

13. Remember the explanation of having an albatross around his neck. Read lines 255-256 and explain what his albatross really is?

14. How long did the mariner remain in this state?

15. In lines 282-287, the ancient mariner recognizes what about the water snakes? Think about his actions with the albatross. Why is this action significant?

16. What happens to him when he changes his opinion about the snakes?