The Rime of the Ancient Mariner fig lang

2 Key elements that the author uses are alliteration and personification. Alliteration, which is the repetition of consonant sounds in 2 or more neighboring words or syllables, helps add extra detail to the poem. One example of it is, "The faire breeze blew, the white foam flew, the furrow followed free; we were the first that ever burst into the silent sea." It displays the Mariners memory which shows how important this event was. While personification, the giving something human like characteristics, is strongly used in givng the sun and other objects man like qualities. "The sun came up upon the left out of the sea came he! And he shown bright, and on the right went down into the sea" Displays the importance of the effect the sun had on the Mariner