Zack Keehbauch- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

The theme of the poem is sin and redemption. I say this because the mariner killed the bird, but on the other hand the spirit loved the bird. So the mariner sinned by killing the bird and the spirit got redemption by getting back at the mariner by tripping him out. By keeping him alive and to live and tell the story over and over and over. The romantic literature evident in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" I'd say would have to be idealism. Idealism emphasizes the spirit, the mind, or language over matter. The spirit was there,  not caring about anything except making the mariner regret killing the bird because the spirit loved it. He made him see things, that no one would ever want to see.