How did the mariners reach the land of ice and snow?
The calm sea turned ‘tyrannous’ and ‘wild’ after a storm. The story winds pushed the ship southwards leading them to the land of ice and snow.
As the wedding guest, make a diary entry of your observations about the ancient mariner.
Respect for all forms of life is an essential value. Unmindful destruction of nature and its creatures deserves just punishment. Write in 80 -100 words this essential value as brought out in the poem, 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'.
Read the extract given below and answer briefly the questions that follow:
He holds him with his skinny hand,
'There was a ship', quoth he.
How did the mariners reach the land of ice and snow?
