TextBook Solutions for Uttarakhand Board Class 10 English Literature Reader Chapter 11 The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

Read the extract given below and answer briefly the questions that follow:
          He holds him with his skinny hand,
          'There was a ship,' quoth he.
(i) Who does 'He' refer to in the above extract?
(ii) What do we know about the speaker's feelings?
(iii) Why is his hand called 'skinny'?

Respect for all forms of life is an essential value. Unmindful destruction of nature and its creatures deserves just punishment. Write in 80 -100 words this essential value as brought out in the poem, 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'.

How did the mariners reach the land of ice and snow?

As the wedding guest, make a diary entry of your observations about the ancient mariner.

How did the mariners reach the land of ice and snow?

Why were the mariners angry with the Ancient Mariner?

No sinful action can ever go without its consequences. What consequences does the Ancient Mariner have to face as a result of his sinful action ?