Aoistriohe Of The Ancient Mariner Analysis

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Remembered Literature

(Five of my Favorite Texts from the Semester)

Throughout the semester, we have studied numerous texts that are written in our literature books. During this time, I have learned an immense amount of information that has either changed my perspective or shocked me from creative writing. One of the texts I favored is a poem by, Samuel Taylor Coleridge titled, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” I selected this poem because it gave a different meaning to the word penance. In this story, danger was created by the Mariner who killed the bird that was supposed to be good luck. Once the arrow hit and the bird fell, the Mariner said with worry, “I had killed the bird that brought fog and mist.” As he walked around with the Albatross hanging from his neck as punishment, bad luck surrounded him. His ship mates all died, however he still refused to take the bird off of himself because of guilt. This story within a story stuck with me because of the creativeness that coleridge used while writing this legendary tale.

“Aoistriohe to the Ocean” by Lord Byron, is one of my most remembered stories that we read this semester. I …show more content…

This poem is an insane creation and shook me as I was studying it. Weirdly enough, it was selected by me because I enjoyed the creative writing by Browning that many could never think of. He created a story that will easily be remembered by everyone who reads it, being that it is the most insane piece of writing that most will ever read. In this story a man's lover came to his house and admitted to him how much she loved and worshipped him. He thought to himself, “At last I knew Porphyria worshipped me; surprise made my heart swell, and still it grew while I debated what to do. That moment she was mine.” He wanted her to stay his and continue to love only him so he ended her life. This gruesome poem is very creative and will be

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