Rime of the Mariner

In order for a peice of literature to be classified a romantic peice it needs to follow the five "I's", Imagination, Intuition, Idealism, Inspiration, and Individuality. Imagination is a theme commonly used in the poem, the water freezes the boat in place and Death and Life battle for the lives of the crew, so it is definetly a strong point. Intiution is the idea of instincts over reason. In the end of the story the Mariner must tell his story it is more a matter of instincts because he dosent even bother to think about the urge to speak. Idealism is the idea of mind over matter. Toward the ending of the story the Mariner had already tried everyting physically possible to fix his situation and all he had left to do was beg and pray, which turned out to be the right thing to do. Inspiration is the idea of getting an idea from anything, which is probably why he shot the albatross. Individuality was definetly a theme because he was the only one left on the boat at the end. For these reasons I feel the "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" was a Romantic novel.