Question

It perched for vespers nine' means……… i. the ship stopped sailing at nine o'clock every day ii. the albatross would appear at a fixed time everyday. iii. the albatross would sit on the sail or the mast everyday iv. the albatross was a holy creature

Answer 1

I think iv option is the most appropriate. Vespers nine means evening prayers. The albatross's sitting on ship for vespers signifies his holy nature.  

Answer 2

Answer :

This question is based on the poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

ii. In the poem the phrase 'It perched for vespers nine' means that the albatross would appear at a fixed time everyday. This time was mostly the time of the evening church service.

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'vesper' as 'the evening ceremony in some Churches.'