"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is a narrative poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, also known as S. ... The frame of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is a young man on the way to a wedding reception. ... The mariner begins his tale. ... Part III is the most bizarre section of the poem. ... The mariner disappears. ...

• Word Count: 1374
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

It is known that Coleridge never wrote a piece that had any substantial length except for the "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," which could be taken to mean that he was unable to complete a work. ... Howard affirms that "undeveloped fragments of great ideas can say more in their stammering, half-matured way than any fully-grown frivolity ever did" meaning that a small section can convey more of a message than one entire piece (7). ...

• Word Count: 1370
• Approx Pages: 5