Question

What is the genre of the rime of the ancient mariner? What is its theme?

Answer 1

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was published in 1798 in Lyrical Ballads, a collection of poems that essentially launched the movement known as British Romanticism. The book contained works by Coleridge and his equally talented pal William Wordsworth. In terms of the density of classic works contained in Lyrical Ballads, you could compare it to The Beatles's The White Album. For people who love poetry, every page is like, "Oh, I can't believe that one is in here, too!"