However, the sailors change their minds when the weather becomes warmer and the mist disappears. The crew is angry with the mariner, believing the albatross brought the south wind that led them out of the Antarctic. An albatross appears and leads them out of the ice jam where they are stuck, but even as the albatross is praised by the ship's crew, the mariner shoots the bird. Despite initial good fortune, the ship is driven south by a storm and eventually reaches Antarctic waters. "The mariner's tale begins with his ship departing on its journey. The wedding-guest's reaction turns from bemusement to impatience to fear to fascination as the mariner's story progresses, as can be seen in the language style: Coleridge uses narrative techniques such as personification and repetition to create a sense of danger or serenity, depending on the mood in different parts of the poem. The mariner stops a man who is on the way to a wedding ceremony and begins to narrate a story. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner relates the experiences of a sailor who has returned from a long sea voyage. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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