... composers to probe beyond convention, questioning human existence. "The Rime of The Ancient Mariner," written by Thomas Coleridge, explores a number of psychological states. Coleridge focuses closely upon the loneliness and isolation endured by the Mariner. This is articulated through the use of imagery of enormous scale, such as the sea, sky and God. Compared to a single sailor and his ship, these phenomena are immense, thus intensifying the isolation of the Mariner. Similarly, repetition, for instance "Alone, alone, all ... , Adams subverts what, to most people, are fundamental beliefs...

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