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-aLure responds Lo Lhe marlner's call

for mercy
-aLure responds Lo Lhe marlner's call
for mercy
Conslder
W 1he renewed consclousness of heaven and Mary
lLs queen as she acLlvely lnLercedes on Lhe
marlner's behalf
W 1he blbllcal resonances of Lhe glfLs of dew and
raln
W 1he deLalled descrlpLlon of Lhe rellef broughL Lo
Lhe marlners dry llps and parched LhroaL
W 1he feelng of Lhe marlner from bodlly paln
Conslder
W 1he renewed consclousness of heaven and Mary
lLs queen as she acLlvely lnLercedes on Lhe
marlner's behalf
W 1he blbllcal resonances of Lhe glfLs of dew and
raln
W 1he deLalled descrlpLlon of Lhe rellef broughL Lo
Lhe marlners dry llps and parched LhroaL
W 1he feelng of Lhe marlner from bodlly paln
W 1he acLlve lnLercesslon of heaven ln Lhe comlng of Lhe
wlnd and ln Lhe play of llghL ln Lhe sky
W 1he sense of [oy evoked by Lhe descrlpLlon of Lhe
danclng sLars ( 317)
W 1he lmporLance of con[uncLlon ( Lhe repeaLed use of
'and') ln Lhe dellneaLlon of Lhe marlner's [oy and ln Lhe
awakenlng of Lhe sea world
W 1he malnLenance of a ghosLly eerle aLmosphere ln Lhe
descrlpLlon and personlflcaLlon of Lhe salls and Lhelr
physlcal echo of Lhe shlp whlch had carrled Lhe specLre
woman and her companlon LlfelnueaLh
W 1he acLlve lnLercesslon of heaven ln Lhe comlng of Lhe
wlnd and ln Lhe play of llghL ln Lhe sky
W 1he sense of [oy evoked by Lhe descrlpLlon of Lhe
danclng sLars ( 317)
W 1he lmporLance of con[uncLlon ( Lhe repeaLed use of
'and') ln Lhe dellneaLlon of Lhe marlner's [oy and ln Lhe
awakenlng of Lhe sea world
W 1he malnLenance of a ghosLly eerle aLmosphere ln Lhe
descrlpLlon and personlflcaLlon of Lhe salls and Lhelr
physlcal echo of Lhe shlp whlch had carrled Lhe specLre
woman and her companlon LlfelnueaLh
W 1he lmporLance of Lhe sedge slmlle (llne 319) whlch
lnLroduces an elemenL of paLhos ln lLs promlse of
anoLher landfall for Lhe marlner and hls deaLh shlp
W 1he blbllcal resonance of Lhe one slngle black cloud
whlch boughL Lhe raln even as lL was clefL ln Lwo ls lL
physlcal evldence of Lhe overrldlng presence of Lhe
hand of Cod ln Lhe poems evenLs?
W 1he slgnlflcance of Lhe slmlle by whlch Lhe rlver of
llghLnlng ls descrlbed uoes Lhls Loo foreshadow Lhe
marlners landfall?
W 1he lmporLance of Lhe sedge slmlle (llne 319) whlch
lnLroduces an elemenL of paLhos ln lLs promlse of
anoLher landfall for Lhe marlner and hls deaLh shlp
W 1he blbllcal resonance of Lhe one slngle black cloud
whlch boughL Lhe raln even as lL was clefL ln Lwo ls lL
physlcal evldence of Lhe overrldlng presence of Lhe
hand of Cod ln Lhe poems evenLs?
W 1he slgnlflcance of Lhe slmlle by whlch Lhe rlver of
llghLnlng ls descrlbed uoes Lhls Loo foreshadow Lhe
marlners landfall?
W 1he supernaLural forces whlch now drove Lhe shlp
dead men ( lncludlng Lhe marlner's nephew) anlmaLed
by blessed splrlLs Lhe salls drlven buL unLouched by
wlnd Lhe hymns sound aL Lhe masL aL dawn and
caughL up and lnLermlngled as Lhey darLed Lo Lhe sun
(ln parody of Lhe albaLross's earller fllghL)
W 1he beauLy of Lhe celesLlal muslc of Lhe skylark and
smaller blrds and Lhe expanslon of Lhelr slgnlflcance by
Lhe slmlles by whlch Lhey are descrlbed -oLe Lhe
powerful consclousness of heaven and of heaven's
blesslng ln Lhls exLended muslcal lmagery
W 1he supernaLural forces whlch now drove Lhe shlp
dead men ( lncludlng Lhe marlner's nephew) anlmaLed
by blessed splrlLs Lhe salls drlven buL unLouched by
wlnd Lhe hymns sound aL Lhe masL aL dawn and
caughL up and lnLermlngled as Lhey darLed Lo Lhe sun
(ln parody of Lhe albaLross's earller fllghL)
W 1he beauLy of Lhe celesLlal muslc of Lhe skylark and
smaller blrds and Lhe expanslon of Lhelr slgnlflcance by
Lhe slmlles by whlch Lhey are descrlbed -oLe Lhe
powerful consclousness of heaven and of heaven's
blesslng ln Lhls exLended muslcal lmagery
W 1hls Llme Lhe sllence of Lhe creaLures ln Lhe seascape
had lLs own beauLy raLher Lhan slnlsLerness 1he salls
echo Lhe sounds of a leaf covered brook ln !une as lL
slngs a 'quleL Lune' Lo 'Lhe sleeplng woods' SerenlLy ls
all and marks Lhe shlp's progress capLured ln Lhe quleL
genLleness of Lhe meLre Lhe alllLeraLlon and Lhe
assonance of sLanza 83
W 1he marlner's aLLenLlon Lurns from Lhe heavens and
Lhe lmmedlaLe surface surrounds of Lhe shlp Lo Lhe
deep below 1hls realm was now Lhe provlnce of a
frlendly splrlL who drove Lhe shlp onward unLll noon
when lL was agaln sLlll
W 1hls Llme Lhe sllence of Lhe creaLures ln Lhe seascape
had lLs own beauLy raLher Lhan slnlsLerness 1he salls
echo Lhe sounds of a leaf covered brook ln !une as lL
slngs a 'quleL Lune' Lo 'Lhe sleeplng woods' SerenlLy ls
all and marks Lhe shlp's progress capLured ln Lhe quleL
genLleness of Lhe meLre Lhe alllLeraLlon and Lhe
assonance of sLanza 83
W 1he marlner's aLLenLlon Lurns from Lhe heavens and
Lhe lmmedlaLe surface surrounds of Lhe shlp Lo Lhe
deep below 1hls realm was now Lhe provlnce of a
frlendly splrlL who drove Lhe shlp onward unLll noon
when lL was agaln sLlll
W 1he sun now aL lLs zenlLh reappears Lhls Llme a symbol
of benlgn raLher Lhan mallgnanL forces lLs
reappearance symbollses Lhe marlner's reconnecLlon
wlLh llfe and wlLh Cod WhaL ls Lhe effecL of Lhe slmlle
by whlch Lhe shlp ls compared wlLh a 'pawlng horse'?
1o remlnd us of Lhe exLraordlnary power of naLure and
Cod over man? 1haL Lhe marlners gullL ls yeL Lo be
explaLed? ls Lhls Lhe meanlng of Lhe marlner's swoon
and Lhe conversaLlon whlch he overhears whlle ln lL?
W Pow LhreaLenlng are Lhe flnal words of arL v?
W 1he sun now aL lLs zenlLh reappears Lhls Llme a symbol
of benlgn raLher Lhan mallgnanL forces lLs
reappearance symbollses Lhe marlner's reconnecLlon
wlLh llfe and wlLh Cod WhaL ls Lhe effecL of Lhe slmlle
by whlch Lhe shlp ls compared wlLh a 'pawlng horse'?
1o remlnd us of Lhe exLraordlnary power of naLure and
Cod over man? 1haL Lhe marlners gullL ls yeL Lo be
explaLed? ls Lhls Lhe meanlng of Lhe marlner's swoon
and Lhe conversaLlon whlch he overhears whlle ln lL?
W Pow LhreaLenlng are Lhe flnal words of arL v?