Show how the author makes improbable events, like the coming of the spectre-bark, seem probable.
Characters.—Show why the Mariner is the only important human character.
In what respect are the supernatural characters important?
How are they like mortals? how unlike?
Describe the Mariner's appearance. Trace carefully the changes in the development of his character.
What do we know of his companions? Why were they punished?
Interpretation.—What idea or truth does the author bring out in the poem?
Show how the Mariner in his development illustrates it.
Method of Narration.—Who begins the narrative? Who else soon takes it up? What part does each tell? Does the Mariner tell anything beyond what he himself saw or heard?
Compare this narrative with some other with respect to the rapidity with which the story moves.