Show how Samuel Taylor Coleridge made his imagery and phrases in the poem 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' vivid.
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Rime of the Ancient Mariner Essay The aim of this essay is to show how Samuel Taylor Coleridge made his imagery and phrases in the poem 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' vivid. At the end I will list them and conclude why I thought it was good. To me, 'skinny hand' gives a clear bold image in my head of someone that is malnourished and doesn't eat as much as they need to. You can build on this and create a picture of their whole body; bones stretching their skin creating almost a ghostly image. It makes me shudder thinking of this and to meet them would give me an experience of the living dead. Of course they may be ill, weak and be on their last legs, their skin could be wrinkled and tough. Overall these two words bring together a scary, weird character. When you are old you lose...


