Water, water, everywhere,

And all the boards did shrink.

The line from which classic poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge?

A

Christabel

B

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

C

Dejection: An Ode

D

Ozymandias

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is from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

About the Poem:

  • Written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a key figure of the English Romantic period.

  • First published in 1798 as part of Lyrical Ballads.

  • It is a narrative poem divided into seven parts.

  • Themes include sin, punishment, guilt, and respect for nature.

Important Characters:

  • The Mariner

  • Wedding Guest

  • Albatross

  • The Nightmare

  • Life in Death

Summary:

  • The mariner narrates his story to three young men.

  • He kills an albatross, bringing a curse upon the ship.

  • His companions die, and he survives alone, learning to respect nature.

  • He must wander the world to share his cautionary tale.

Famous Quotations from the Poem:

  • “Alone, alone, all, all alone, / Alone on a wide sea.”

  • “Water, water everywhere, / Not any drop to drink.”

  • “He prayeth best, who loveth best / All things both great and small.”

Source: Britannica, An ABC of English Literature by M. Mofizar Rahman.

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