Some of the characteristics of romanticism evident in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" are Intuition. This was shown when the Mariner shot the albatross. The bird was coming around every day. It wasn't harming anyone, just coming around for food. One day he was bored and he shot the bird, he didn't think about it. Imagination, the poem describes parts with vivid details. Like when the sun came up and went down. Also when they were stuck in the cold and snow. Next, idealism, is displayed by the mariner decisions. Everything he did on the boat effected the lives of everyone around him, including himself. An example is when the bird was shot. Everyone hated him, then they didn't, then they did again. Another example of when there like was affected by the Mariner's decisions was when Death and Life and Death gambled for their lives. The Mariner's choice effected what was going on around him. From now on, to him, the world will be different.
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