Natural world

• 'Storm blast came and he...tyrannous...strong...struck...chased'


  • 'he' Zephyrus god of the west wind, is causing the storm
  • storm feels defenceless and aggressive
• 'wonderous cold...green as emerald'


  • serene and peaceful environment
• 'it cracked and growled and roared and howled'


  • personified like a beast
  • the ice seemed hostile
  • disrupts the serene atmosphere of previous stanzas
• 'hot and copper sky, the bloody sun'


  • hellish imagery
  • 'bloody' links to the blood of the albatross, his actions are impacting his landscape
  • god is seen as vengefull
• 'slimy things did crawl upon the slimy sea'


  • mermaids
  • repetition of slimy, the mariner seems to be discussed by nature
• 'like a witch oils'


  • element of supernatural which has never been seen before
  • mariners' crime has tainted the once pure water
  • aroura Borealis reflected into the water
  • may possibly be disrespecting nature
• 'the horned moon'


  • suggests positivity
  • crescent shape with a star in which can be seen as an unsettling image
  • 'horned' sound devilish
• What is the effect of night and day?


  the only contrast is the presence and absence of light however in both situations neither provide respite from punishment
• What does the albatross symbolise?


  the albatross symbolises how we should all deeply love nature and that it Is gods gift. shouldn't treat it badly or will be cursed
• 'day after day after day'


  • shows the monotonous nature of life at the equator
  • the environment is punishing him for his sins
• 'Ice was here the ice was there the ice was all around'

  • sense of entrapment
  • nature is hostile and menacing
  • mirrors later stanza
• 'Blue glossy green and velvet black'

  • mariner begins to appreciate nature
  • snakes becoming beautiful signifies shift in mindset