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A traditional poetic form characterized by a strong narrative drive, regular rhythm, and a refrain or repetitive structure. Coleridge composed The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in imitation of medieval ballads, giving the poem its hypnotic, story-within-a-story quality.

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