Question

And a good south wind sprung up behind,
The Albatross did follow,
And everday, for food or play,
Came to the mariner’s hollo!
(a) Why does the poet call south wind to be good?
(b) What is the meaning of ‘hollo’?
(c) Why had the mariners called the bird?

(d) Whom did the sailors miss?

Answer 1

hollo means call. the mariners call to bird to give it food. sailor miss the albatross

Answer 2

hi

a. the poet calls the south wind to be good because it helped them to move out from the land of ice in which they were stuck for so long.
b. call
c. the mariners called the bird as they probably enjoyed its companionship and they also offered it food.
d.after the ancient mariner killed the albatross, the sailors missed it.

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