Rime of the Ancient Mariner Part 3 Activities

I defined some of the unusual words in the text.

Wist – past tense of wit

Unslaked – To not desire

Agape – wide open

Gramercy – thanks

Weal – well-being

Keel – structure made out of steel or timber along the base of the ship to support it

Betwixt – between

Water–sprite – a supernatural legendary creature, commonly deceived as a ghostly elf-like or fairy-like creatures that’s small and inhabits water

Activity one: Underline 5 quotations that describe what’s happening in the poem and what’s happening to the setting, characters & events.

There was a weary time – this shows that the crew is tired

Gramercy! they for joy did grin – the crew is happy

The western wave was all aflame – I think this means that the rays of the sun are reflecting off of the sea.

Without a breeze, without a tide – I think this means that their isn’t any wind and that the wind is calm.

We could laugh nor wail – they were so thirsty that they couldn’t laugh away the feeling or wail and cry with a dry throat.