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What does the albatross symbolize in the rime of the ancient mariner.

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In the poem, the shipmates of the Mariner hang the corpse of the dead albatross around his neck as a symbol of his guilt and penance. Therefore, the symbolism of the albatross has been used in the poem as a metaphor for a burden that is not physical but mental or psychological in nature.

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