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Who wrote the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”?

  1. Robert Burns

  2. Robert Browning

  3. John Donne

  4. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The correct answer is: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Optional Explanation Robert Burns wrote "Auld Lang Syne", Robert Browning is best known for his dramatic monologues such as "My Last Duchess", and John Donne is known for his metaphysical poetry. Therefore, none of these three poets wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". The correct answer is Samuel Taylor Coleridge.