“He holds it with his shining eye – The wedding guest has stopped and listens like a child of three: The sailor has his will » (Coleridge, page 937). Between 1797 and 1798, Samuel Coleridge wrote his longest poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. He used this poem to show his fierce opposition to slavery and slave ships. At the beginning of the poem, three young men are about to enter a marriage ceremony, when one of the men is stopped by an old sailor with a fascinating eye. From then on, the Mariner tells the young man the living story of his most tragic navigation. Throughout this story, the young man learns of the many mistakes made by the Mariner, along with his crew. When he concludes his story, the young man is truly enchanted. Samuel TaylorBeginning with the wedding scene, the Mariner is described very vividly: “By thy long gray beard and his twinkling eyes…” (Coleridge p. 937). In the third sentence of the poem, Coleridge ensures that the reader is able to imagine the Mariner's face. After the sailor killed the Albatross, Life-in-Death was there for revenge: "His lips were red... his looks were free... his locks were yellow like gold: his skin was as white as leprosy” (Coleridge p. 942). Not only does this paint a very bleak picture of what is about to happen, but it helps the reader visualize the consequences of the Mariners for killing the Albatross. With this poetic device, Coleridge helps the reader imagine the story in their mind and connect to the repercussions of the Mariners' mistake. Coleridge used internal rhymes to make the poem “bounce” or make it flow more smoothly. The definition of internal rhyme is the practice of forming a rhyme in a single long line of verse. This is seen several times in the second part: "The beautiful breeze blew, the white foam flew... we were the first to burst." » (Coleridge page 940). Coleridge used this technique to make his poem more natural, which helps the reader understand the situation in Coleridge uses characterization to express why the Mariner acts the way he does and what brought him to this place. The use of imagery was not only to help the reader see what was happening, but also to establish a connection between the reader and the Mariner. The use of internal rhymes and the more natural tone of this piece of poetry helps the reader better understand Coleridge's work. The use of tragedy brings the play together, while tearing the Mariner apart. All of these literary devices were to be used to show the reader the mistakes the Mariner made and the consequences he suffered because of his