The sublime appears more in the night rather than the day. The Mariner experiences Burke’s argument that at night is when terror mostly occurs, 26. At night is the reason that the Mariner is unable to see what can approach him and whether it will cause danger or terror. Lines 128-129 “The death-fires danced at night; The water, like a witch’s oil”. The imagery changes how we look at what happens at night and what other supernatural beings exist, since we are under the impression they are fictional. The supernatural being, creating a fire that is surrounded by the only thing that can stop it causes terror as a witch has the capabilities of doing much worse.
