Question

He cannot choose but hear; And thus spake on that ancient man, The bright-eyed Mariner.’
a. Where did the wedding-guest sit?
b. What does the expression ‘bright-eyed’ signify?
c. What does the expression ‘sat on a stone’ signify?
d. The Wedding Guest is not left with any choice but to listen to the Mariner because:

Answer 1

1. The wedding guest sat on a stone.

2. the expression ‘bright-eyed’ signifies the glittering of the eyes of the mariner which is not only strange, but has a supernatural effect.

3.  ‘sat on a stone’ signifies the surrender of the wedding guest to the hypnotic effect of the mariner's glittering eyes.

4. The Wedding Guest is not left with any choice but to listen to the Mariner because of the mesmerising eyes of the ancient mariner. The mariner held the wedding guest's will.

Answer 2

Explanation:

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