(a) Who says, “Why look’st thou so ?” (b) Who is ‘I’ referred to here ?

Question

Read the extracts given below and complete the statements that follow :

‘God save thee Ancient Mariner !

From the fiends, that plagued thee thus ! 

Why look’st thou so ?’-With my cross-bow

I shot the Albatross.

(a) Who says, “Why look’st thou so ?”

(b) Who is ‘I’ referred to here ?

(c) What does the word ‘fiend’ mean ?

(d) Identify the speaker of the last line

Answer 1

(a) These words were spoken by the wedding guest.

(b) ‘I’ here is the Mariner.

(c) The word’ fiend’ means enemy.

(d) The Ancient Mariner