All 3 Uses of
agony
in
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
- And never a saint took pity on
My soul in agony.†*agony = intense suffering
- Forthwith this frame of mine was wrenched
With a woeful agony,
Which forced me to begin my tale;
And then it left me free.†
- Since then, at an uncertain hour,
That agony returns;
And till my ghastly tale is told,
This heart within me burns.†
Definition:
intense feelings of suffering -- can be from mental or physical pain