... it comes to holy punishment and slave allegories, on stanza 95, the ocean is described "as a slave before his lord," the moon. Instead of using the word "master," Coleridge uses "lord" which implies God. In stanza 101, God as the moon was "All fixed on [him] their stony eyes" This quote illustrates how ... like paying homage to Burnet in this way because he holds the same values. The poem's description of nature and the way it acts illustrates how the universe is mankind's master and we should do right by living in harmony with it (not with just birds, but people too), rather than to tr...

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