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What do sailors believe about the albatross?
Because albatrosses depend on the wind to fly and sailors depend on the wind to sail, the albatross became a good omen to sailors. The albatross features in a poem about what happened to a sailor when he killed an albatross. The poem is called 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'.
What tyipe of bird is said to be unlucky for sailors?
Albatross
How do readers know that the sailors thought killing the albatross?
They look at the Albatross all day, old and young alike
What the killing of what bird is considered bad luck from sailors?
The Albatross
Why is the bird in the idiom an albatross instead of another bird?
It is a line from a poem. A sailor killed an albatross, which was a bird sailors considered a lucky omen, so the other sailors made him wear it around his neck as punishment. This came to mean anything you've done that hinders your future.
What are myths and legends about an albatross?
Well, sailors often saw an albatross as an ill omen. They were thought to represent a coming storm and killing one was supposed to bring bad luck. Despite of this it was common for sailors to kill and feed on them during long trecks at sea. In an epic poem written by Coleridge a sailor kills an albatross and is punished by having an albatross hanging on his neck. One of the more popular myths is that an albatross was a manifestation of the soul of a drowned sailor.
What happens to the sailors in Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
The sailors in "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" are cursed after the mariner shoots an albatross. They suffer from thirst, starvation, and death until the mariner learns to appreciate and love all of God's creatures, lifting the curse.
How did his shipmates react to the Mariners actions?
His shipmates were initially puzzled by the Mariner's shooting of the albatross, but as the consequences of his actions became more apparent, they turned hostile and blamed him for their misfortunes. Eventually, they viewed him with fear and superstition, believing he was cursed.
What theme is illustrated by the belief among sailors that a ship. carrying the heads of a right whale and a sperm whale would never capsize?
superstition and prophecies
What theme is illustrated by the belief among sailors that a ship carrying the heads of a right whale and sperm whale would never capsize?
superstition and prophecies
In the poem ancient mariner what living thing appeared through the fog?
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner features an albatross. The bird appears to the sailors through an extremely dense fog.
Why did the wind stop blowing in the ancient mariner?
In the poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," the wind stops blowing because the Mariner shot an albatross, which was seen as a symbol of good luck. Killing the albatross brought a curse upon the Mariner and his crew, leading to the wind stopping and their ship being stuck at sea.
