Poems vs Rime of the ancient mariner: Which Should You Read?
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Poems
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,…
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Rime of the ancient mariner
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…
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.
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) |
Reception
| Poems | Rime of the ancient mariner | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 66 | 63811 |
| Editions | 141 | 156 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 33970 |
| Pages | 61 | 44 |