A reasonable inference that one can make out of this poem is that you should not be worried about your fate, because at the end people are part of a generation which has its own struggles and at the end, people have to face their own destiny,being courageous, as the previous generations were and have been.
This is the reason why is possible to conclude that the two lines best linked to the theme are:
"Be comforted; the world is very old,
And generations pass, as they have passed"
This is an opinion piece that you need to do yourself.
The tone of the “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is that of: horror and awe
"He rolls them with delighted motion,
Joy-tides swell their mimic ocean."
Answer:
He is <u>an</u> unfriendly worker.
Explanation: