In class: please hand in your summary of part 1 of mariner that was handed out yesterday. If you were absent, please collect this handout, as well as the "more commonly misused words" from yesterday.
Are you having trouble with the poem? Every Tuesday and Thursday I am available after school in the library. This is a challenging work. You should be rereading and checking your understanding independently. Use that internet for supplemental information. There will be a writing assignment, and you will need to understand the poems and the themes, as written on the top of your graphic organizer.
Review of "Mariner" 1 vocabulary
Continuing with part 2 of "Mariner"; please take notes.
Plato described humans as a careful balance of reason, passions and appetites, with reason as the guide.
The Age of Reason or the Enlightenment elevated reason, but perhaps suppressed passions too much. For some, the emphasis on reason had gotten out of balance with the rest of human nature.
“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Vocabulary 2 for Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” Quiz on Wednesday, December 13
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1. hoary (adjective)- white (hoarfrost- Frozen dew that forms a white coating on a surface
2 2. albatross (noun)- large bird chiefly of the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere; a constant, worrisome burden; an obstacle to success.
3 3. sedge (noun)- grass like plants
4. sere (adjective)- very dry
5 5. rood (noun)- cross
6. to shrive (verb)- To hear the confession of and give absolution to (a penitent).
7 7. fathom- (noun / verb)- A unit of length equal to 6 feet (1.83 meters), used principally in the measurement and specification of marine depths; (verb) to penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
8. loon (noun)- crazy person (think Loony Toons)
9. mariner (noun)- sailor
10. fiend (noun)- cruel or wicked person
1 11. wan (adjective)- sickly pale
12.dank (adjective)- moist, damp
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