In the Rime of the Ancient Mariner Coleridge presents a poem that is written as a frame narrative Coleridges use of the frame narrative was purposeful and used to add to his story By using the frame narrative Colerdige was able to enhance the meaning of his poem more easily relate to the reader and continuously remind the reader of the frame The use of the frame narrative by Coleridge enhanced the meaning of his poem Coleridge could have easily had the mariner just recite his tale He could of o