Ancient Mariner stops wedding guest and tells his tragic tale. Ship sails with 200 sailors to equator, encounters stormy "rime". Albatross helps break ice, but Ancient Mariner kills it. Wind and mist disappear, sailors blame or praise Ancient Mariner
Metaphysical poetry is highly intellectualized and uses strange imagery. Samuel Johnson coined the term in his 17th-century English poets' book. Metaphysical poetry explores questions about reality and God's existence. Poets combine wit with elaborate style and paradoxes
Ancient Mariner stops wedding guest at feast, tells story of ship's journey. Ship sails southward, encounters storm and encounters Albatross. Mariner kills Albatross, causing ship to sink in Pacific Ocean
Born around 1450 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Son and grandson of accomplished painters. Mentioned in official records from 1486 until death
Published in Blake's Songs of Experience in 1794. Poem describes a diseased rose destroyed by an invisible worm. D.G. Gillham distinguishes between metaphorical and symbolic imagery
Series consists of seven novels by George R.R. Martin, published between 1996 and 2011. Originally planned as trilogy, now consists of five books. Martin continues writing The Winds of Winter and plans A Dream of Spring