In stanza 105-106, there's a hair-raising wind that blows past the mariner "Like a meadow-gale of spring" The romantic element of this poem is especially strong when the mariner uses the simile of a painting to describe the stillness in the ocean: "As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean.... Lastly, when it comes to holy punishment and slave allegories, on stanza 95, the ocean is described "as a slave before his lord," the moon. ... " This description of the moon helps communicate the overarching message that humanity is smaller and more insignificant ...

• Word Count: 1986
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate