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''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'' by [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]] is probably one of the [[Small Reference Pools|most-referenced]] pieces of [[Romanticism|Romantic]] poetry. Ever heard "''Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink''"? Yup, it's from here (although [[Beam Me Up, Scotty|in the original text it's ''nor any drop to drink'']]). It is a relatively long [[Narrative Poem]] about a disaster-prone ship, enclosed in a [[Framing Device]] where the sailor who cursed it is describing his travels to a guest at a wedding. It's notable for its religious and naturalistic themes and for having a lot in common with Gothic literature. The poem is divided into 7 sections, each dealing with a different part of the Mariner's journey.

''[[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner]]'' by [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]] is probably one of the [[Small Reference Pools|most-referenced]] pieces of [[Romanticism|Romantic]] poetry. Ever heard "''Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink''"? Yup, it's from here (although [[Beam Me Up, Scotty|in the original text it's ''nor any drop to drink'']]). It is a relatively long [[Narrative Poem]] about a disaster-prone ship, enclosed in a [[Framing Device]] where the sailor who cursed it is describing his travels to a guest at a wedding. It's notable for its religious and naturalistic themes and for having a lot in common with Gothic literature. The poem is divided into 7 sections, each dealing with a different part of the Mariner's journey.

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~~===~~ References to ''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'': ~~===~~

* The [[Iron Maiden]] [[Filk Song]] "Rime of the Ancient Mariner".

* The Mariner appears as a character in ''[[Keys to the Kingdom]]'' by Garth Nix.

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* Rather stealthily in ''[[Golden Sun]]: The Lost Age'', where you find a Djinni named Rime in the older part of Lemuria... home of the [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|ancient]] mariner Piers.

* An old sailor tries to gull the Scotsman into hearing the story in ''[[Samurai Jack]]''.

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* [[Afterlife Express]]: A soul ship.

* [[The Annotated Edition]]: The poem was reprinted with a "gloss" that explains several things.

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