![]() From Bad to Worse: After the Mariner kills the albatross, the ship is freed from the ice and carried north.Framing Device: The Mariner telling his story to Wedding-Guest. ![]() These are sometimes referred to as "built-in Cliff's Notes". Footnote Fever: In the second edition, which is the one most commonly reprinted, the poem is accompanied by extensive marginal glosses.And even if the Mariner, himself, didn't hold with such a belief, killing a bird that was plainly the source of hope for so many of his shipmates was a rotten thing to do. Also, Nautical Folklore holds albatrosses to be good omens (perhaps as they often show land is near) and in killing one it was believed you bring on bad luck and misfortune. Then again, some critics argue that the albatross is representative of Jesus. Felony Misdemeanor: The events of the poem occur because the Mariner kills an albatross.Fate Worse than Death: The Mariner gets one of these after Death loses him to Life-In-Death in a dice game.
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