A Study on the Symbolic Meanings of the “Sea” in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

摘要

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in the Romantic period of England. This paper focuses on the exploration of the symbolic meanings of the image of“sea” from three aspects: the image of“Destiny”,“God”, and“A loving mother”, then concludes that the“sea” has spiritual connotation which can give inspiration to human beings.