Inglese The killing of the Albatross PDF

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The killing of the Albatross Exercises n 1 Read the text and match the highlighted words with their italian translation. 1) calpesta 2) luccicante 3) immobile 4) saluto,richiamo 5) urlo 6) scuotendo 7) scarna 8) inseguì 9) lascia andare 10) demoni 11) gemeva 12) folata di vento

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n 2 Read the text again and do the following activities 1) Identify the setting in time and place. The actual setting/scene of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is, essentially, a rock outside of a wedding celebration. The story is probably set in the late medieval period; the town in which the action occurs is never named, although it is likely that Coleridge's audience would have pictured a British seaport, possibly London. 2) State how many characters are introduced. The Ancient Mariner The protagonist (and in many ways the antagonist) of the poem. The Wedding Guest The Wedding Guest is a man on his way to a wedding celebration the seems to be a relative of the groom, a young man, perhaps in his twenties, who enjoys a good party – when he is chosen by the Mariner to hear his tale. Sailors The Sailors are the nameless crewmembers that accompany the Mariner on his journey. Life-in-Death This haunting figure is found, along with Death, on the ghost ship that approaches the Mariner and the Sailors when their own ship is becalmed after the Mariner’s killing of the albatross. First Voice and Second Voice These two voices, the First Voice and Second Voice, are introduced at the end of Part Six in the poem, and continue into the beginning of Part Seven. The voices are supernatural spirits that discuss the penance the Mariner has done and the continued penance that will be required of him. Hermit The Hermit is the third person aboard the small boat that rescues the Mariner. The Lonesome Spirit from the South Pole This Spirit is one of the supernatural elements present in Coleridge’s depiction of God’s created nature. Death Death is found aboard the ghostly ship that approaches the Mariner’s ship when it is becalmed after the death of the albatross. Pilot The pilot of the small ship that appears after the Mariner sees the beauty in the water snakes. Pilot’s boy The Pilot’s Boy is a young boy who serves under the Pilot.

3) Focus on the ancient Mariner’s description; then complete the sentences below. 1. The ancient Mariner is an old man 2. His beard is long and grey; his eyes are glittering and bright; his hands are skinny 3. He turns out to be a magic character since he hypnotises the Wedding-guest 6) The Rime is a ballad. Tick (dots) the characteristics of the old ballad form it contains. ● It tells a dramatic story in verse ● It is mainly written in four line stanza ● It is full of repetitions It does not provide a description of the characters ● It contains a sort of refrain It deals with supernatural events ● It is written in archaic language ● It is a mixture of dialogue and narration It has no moral aim The language is very simple 8)Focus on the natural elements the ship meets at the beginning of the voyage 1. What does the personal pronoun “he”(line 41) refer to? What poetic device does the poet use? In the poem there are a lot of personifications:the sun has the pronoun “he” and the storm has wings,the poet refers to the moon with the pronoun “she”. 2. What other elements come next (line 51-62)? 3. What atmosphere do they create? C. Mysterious and magic 4. What side of nature does the “Albatross” represent? B. Evil side n 3 Complete the summary with the words from the box...