Worksheets"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Parts 1-3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why/how is the wedding guest lured into hearing the Ancient Mariner's tale?
He is bewitched by his glittering eye
He recognizes the old man from his past
He has an albatross around his neck
He has a long beard
What was the first obstacle the Mariner's ship encountered?
A Still Sea
Icy Waters
A Terrible Storm
Thick Fog
What approached the ship while it was trapped in icy waters?
Another Ship
An Albatross
Mermaids
A Giant Whale
What is the Mariner's crime/sin?
He betrayed his captain.
He let a shipmate drown.
He killed an Albatross.
He stole the crew's belongings.
Who are the passengers of the skeletal, supernatural ship?
Death and Life in Death
Davy Jones
Pirates
The Ancient Mariner and his crew
What literary/poetic device is being used in the following lines?
"Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink."
Metaphor
Simile
Irony
Personification
Which of the following best explains how the extreme dehydration of the Mariner and his companions contributes to the story?
The supernatural events that unfold could be a result of hallucinations, which calls the Mariner's credibility into question.
The suffering and eventual deaths of the shipmates seems more tragic and drawn out.
The lack of water on the ship makes the Mariner and his shipmates appear more naive and unprepared.
What poetic device is being used in the following lines?
"The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,
The furrow followed free;"
End Rhyme
Alliteration
Internal Rhyme
Assonance
The following lines are an example of which poetic device?
"Instead of the cross, the Albatross
About my neck was hung."
Alliteration
Assonance
End Rhyme
Internal Rhyme
Why is the Mariner made to wear the Albatross around his neck?
To carry around his crime and his guilt
To remind him of the friend he lost
To show everyone he is innocent
To mark him as the death ship's next victim
Who or what is the "spirit" plaguing the ship?
The dead captain
The Ancient Mariner
The Albatross
Life in Death
Which elements are repeated throughout the story?
Select all that apply.
Eyes
The number nine
Birds
Death
What should be the shipmates' first clue that there is something supernatural about the approaching ship in Part 3?
It is glowing.
It is moving without any wind.
It is larger than any other ship.
It is transparent.
What figurative language device is being used in the following stanza?
"And straight the Sun was flecked with bars,
(Heaven's Mother send us grace!)
As if through a dungeon-grate he peered
With broad and burning face."
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Idiom
Why are the Mariner's shipmates also cursed?
They helped him with his crime.
They didn't stop him from committing his crime.
They thought what he did was funny.
They justified his crime.
