Samuel taylor coleridge used many techniques in "the rime of the ancient mariner." match each device with its effect on the poem.
narrative interruption
internal rhyme
frame story
to draw out an emotional response from the audience and holds their
attention, as if they were listening to a story being told to them.
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causes the poem's audience to make assumptions and question what they are
hearing by bringing the story to a temporary halt. this technique also heightens the
tension and audience's curiosity
gives the poem a rapid, sing-song feel, which adds to the seafaring mood of the
story