A memory-matching game pairing stanzas of Coleridge’s poem with Gustave Doré’s engravings, part by part across all seven parts of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
A study guide using Iron Maiden’s 1984 heavy metal adaptation of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner as a doorway into Coleridge’s poem, illustrated throughout with Gustave Doré’s engravings.
The full text of Coleridge’s poem paired part-by-part with Gustave Doré’s 1876 engravings — hover or tap the underlined passages to see the matching image, click through to a full-size lightbox view.
A comprehensive interactive guide to prosody and metre in English poetry, using examples drawn from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Iron Maiden’s 1984 adaptation. Covers metrical feet, ballad metre, Coleridge’s variations, secondary stress, accentual-syllabic verse, free verse, and the interplay of metre with other poetic techniques. Includes interactive scansion exercises.
Iron Maiden’s 1984 epic has introduced Coleridge’s poem to millions. This video examines how Steve Harris weaves together Coleridge’s poem, his 1817 gloss, and his own words — and what is lost and gained in the process.
A colour-coded analysis of Iron Maiden’s 1984 heavy metal adaptation of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, identifying what Steve Harris drew verbatim from Coleridge’s poem, what he borrowed from the 1817 marginal gloss, and what he invented himself.
A complete parallel-text comparison of the 1798 and 1817 versions of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, with the 1817 marginal gloss displayed alongside and changes between versions highlighted throughout.
A playlist bringing together all videos on Coleridge’s Kubla Khan, including readings, analysis of the poem and its preface, and an illustrated reading.
A combined reading and analysis of Hardy’s The Oxen, a Christmas poem exploring nostalgia, lost faith, and the yearning for a simpler rural past.
A combined reading and analysis of Hardy’s The Darkling Thrush, examining its themes of hope and despair at the turn of the century, and the unexpected song of the thrush in a winter landscape.