Poems vs Rime of the ancient mariner: Which Should You Read?
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Poems
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William Blake is one of England’s most fascinating writers; he was not only a groundbreaking poet, but also a painter, engraver, radical, and mystic. Although Blake was dismissed as an eccentric by his contemporaries,…
Rime of the ancient mariner
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A mariner stops a man on his way to a wedding. The mariner then relates to the man all the events of a long sea voyage, arousing in his listener feeling of impatience, fear, fascination and bemusement.The Rime of the…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Rime of the ancient mariner has the widest readership — 63811 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Poems | Rime of the ancient mariner | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (63811) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (13) | 3.9 (73) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (66) | 4.0 (33) |
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Reception
| Poems | Rime of the ancient mariner | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 66 | 63811 |
| Editions | 141 | 156 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 33970 |
| Reading it now | — | 1035 |
| Written reviews | — | 1983 |
| Wikipedia attention | 19870 | 26526 |
| Pages | 61 | 44 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Poems or Rime of the ancient mariner?
Rime of the ancient mariner has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Rime of the ancient mariner 4.0/5, Poems 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Poems or Rime of the ancient mariner?
Rime of the ancient mariner is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Rime of the ancient mariner (44 pages, ≈ 49 min); Poems (61 pages, ≈ 1 h 08 m).
Which is harder to read: Poems or Rime of the ancient mariner?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Poems: Demanding; Rime of the ancient mariner: Demanding.