Independent Activity 3 Directions. Read the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor. Identify the Mood, Tone, and Purpose of the poem. Justify your answer by explaining how you arrived to that answer. Write your answer in your notebook. (The Technique is answered for you.)

1.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?

2The bridegroom's doors are open wide,
Am I next of kin;
The guests are met, the feast is set
May'st hear the merry din.'​