In the last ten stanzas of the poem, the mariner explains how he is free, and what he must do in order to stay that way, before he leaves the scene.

in a paragraph explain how the old man is like a writer (perhaps like coleridge himself) and how he is not like a writer, citing from these lines (582-625).

to you think of points of comparison, consider the word “lonely” in line 599 (and the context for that word).

i decided to stay late in the laboratory to continue my experiment with the lightbulb. at midnight, thomas edison opened the door and saw all the stuff he was working on. the lightbulb, film and the transmitter. as he walks in an idea hits him on how the lightbulb would work. he would have to change a few wires around to get it to light up. when he did change the wires around it worked so he decided to write a telegraph to his friend to tell him about his success.   as he was packing up he grabbed the telegraph and walked to his home. he told his wife about the success and the next morning mailed the telegraph.

the purpose is to inform because for some reason they really want you to know about it.