Chapter 6 Flashcards
In Rhime of the Ancient Mariner, who does the Mariner talk to?
the wedding guest who is next of kin to the groom
What is the Albatross likened to when it comes through the fog?
a Christian soul
What weapon does the Mariner use to kill the Albatross?
a cross-bow
What does the wedding guest say at the beginning of part 4?
He says he fears the Mariner and that he fears the mariner isn’t a real, living human.
What does the Mariner say is the conclusion of the poem?
He says that the one who loves all creatures great and small best is the one who prays the best, for God created and loves all creatures
What does the word “romance” mean?
Historically, it meant “adventure”
The Romantic Movement is a reaction to what movement?
the Enlightenment
What are the errors that the Romantic Movement falls into?
It overemphasizes imagination, intuition, and emotion as the source of truth, meaning, and significance.
What are the 5 key characteristics of the Romantic Movement?
1) Love and adoration of Nature, (looking at it as pure and good)
2) Emphasis on childhood and their freshness, innocence, and purity
3) Focus on nationalism, (the ancient past of our nation)
4) Primitivism, (the emphasis on and interest in primitive nations)
5) Supernaturalism, (the interest in the supernatural, occult, and horrific)
What are some of the things that farmers and country folks have that city folks do not? Are country folks more innocent than country folks?
Generally speaking, country folk and farmers have a good work ethic, a knowledge of how to work with animals, and a knowledge of where food comes from. But they are not more innocent than city folks.
