Question

Match the underlined word in each verse with its meaning in the context of

the poem.
"Hold off! unhand
me, grey-beard
loon!"
(from "The Rime
of the Ancient
Mariner" by
Samuel Taylor
Coleridge)
"In which the
burthen of the
mystery,
In which the
heavy and the
weary weight Of
all this
unintelligible
world,
Is lightened:"
(from "Tintern
Abbey" by
William
Wordsworth)
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meaning, weight, or
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Answer 1

In the poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,' 'unhand' means to let go, while in 'Tintern Abbey,' 'burthen' means meaning or significance.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the underlined word 'unhand' means to let go or release. In this context, it is said by the speaker to the grey-beard loon, asking him to let go. In the poem Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth, the underlined word 'burthen' means the meaning, weight, or significance. It refers to the heavy and weary weight of the mystery of the unintelligible world being lightened.

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