Question

Ah! well a day! what evil looks
Had I from old and young
Instead of cross, the albatross
About my neck was hung.
1)what does the expression,'old and young' refer to?

Answer 1

buy old and young the poet means that all of the crew in the ship resented the act of killing of Albatross by the Ancient Mariner which had caused the wind to blow. all of the ship crew got United against the Ancient Mariner and hang the dead Albatross around his neck instead of the Holy Cross. old and young basically means that all the ship crew including all old and young people were against him.

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