摘要
One of the most typical Poems in the nineteenth century is The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, written by Samue 1 Taylor Coleridge。This Poem is unique in the history of ballad writing. The eerie incidents of the story the spell of th e supernatural, and th e sustained a rchaic style,all con tribu te to make it an unforgettable Poem,PoPular alive with young and old.This article is going to deal with th ree questions:(1)the them of the Poem ( 2 ) the function of the color images and their symbolic representation ?(3) the conceP t of Life一in—Death ?