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Examples Of Imagery In The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

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In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” incredible imagery is used by Samuel Coleridge. Although there are multiple examples of incredible writing through the piece of literature, I will display only a couple of examples of the imagery in this poem. In the story when the mariner and his crew members are stranded on the ocean, Coleridge describes the situation with extreme imagery. He wrote, “water, water, everywhere, and all the boards did shrink; water, water, every where, nor any drop to drink”. This creates a visual picture of how desperate the sailors are. They are surrounded by water without any hope of survival, and it has all occurred as a punishment for the murder of the albatroz.. Another occasion when Coleridge uses imagery is when
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