why did the ancient mariner select that purticular guest to narrate his story ? why did he feel the guest would listen to him
this is from the poem THE RIME OF ANCIENT MARINER -- poem of 10th std english literature book
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why did the ancient mariner select that purticular guest to narrate his story ? why did he feel the guest would listen to him
His choice was random;
IT is an ancient Mariner,
And he stoppeth one of three.
"By thy long grey beard and glittering eye,
Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?
and his choice is mesmerized;
He holds him with his glittering eye --
The Wedding-Guest stood still,
And listens like a three years child:
The Mariner hath his will.
The Wedding-Guest sat on a stone:
He cannot chuse but hear;
And thus spake on that ancient man,
The bright-eyed Mariner
IT is an ancient Mariner,
And he stoppeth one of three.
"By thy long grey beard and glittering eye,
Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?
and his choice is mesmerized;
He holds him with his glittering eye --
The Wedding-Guest stood still,
And listens like a three years child:
The Mariner hath his will.
The Wedding-Guest sat on a stone:
He cannot chuse but hear;
And thus spake on that ancient man,
The bright-eyed Mariner
Source(s): The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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