... most important symbol in the poem is The Albatross. When it first arrived over the ship in the South Pole the Albatross represents Christ as a savior sent to guide them to the safety of the northern seas. It also acted as an omen of good fortune, as long as the albatross was flying above the crew was protected and ... represented through nature, and shows us how a figure such as a seabird is a symbol of both luck and doom at the same time.(M Ali Notes) Biblical Symbolism in "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"." Samuel Coleridge takes the broad ideas of Christian beliefs and relate them to na...

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... still shine through. This thought of good and evil, symbolic religious events, and natural life are the points that Coleridge made relevant in his brilliant poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner."" The first symbolism towards religion in this poem is the ship. "Coleridge's originality as an artist is most obvious in the use of the ship to symbolize man, and the journey he ... in the Bible. It is uncertain if the intention of Samuel Taylor Coleridge was to create a poem that so masterfully symbolizes the most important keys of the Bible. The journeys, obstacles, and lessons of the Bible a...

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