Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772 1834

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge • 1772 -1834 • One of the founders of the Romantic Movement in England; friends with Wordsworth Best known for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan 1798, published Lyrical Ballads, with Wordsworth, revolutionizing poetry

Rime • Variant spelling of rhyme • A coating of ice, as on grass and trees, formed when extremely cold water droplets freeze almost instantly on a cold surface; aka rime ice or hoarfrost

Ballads • A ballad is a narrative poem, originally meant to be sung or recited • Folk ballads were written anonymously and passed down orally • Literary ballads are the products of writers’ conscious efforts to imitate the folk style • Literary ballads became popular during the Romantic period

Ballads • Present a single dramatic episode— often tragic • Typically deal with common people rather than nobility • Often contain supernatural elements • Imply more than is actually said • Include dialogue, often without directly stating who’s speaking

Albatross (n) • Any of a family of large web-footed seabirds that have long slender wings & are excellent gliders • Something that causes persistent deep concern or anxiety • Something that greatly hinders accomplishment; encumbrance • Something in golf (? )