Question

read the source of the allusion. in samuel taylor coleridges poem \the rime of the ancient mariner,\ a sailor shoots and kills an albatross, an action that curses the ship and crew. as his crew members die, the ancient mariner feels his guilt hanging like the albatross around his neck. what is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? from the look on her face, madelyn is carrying an albatross around her neck. a burden a person must bear an expectation of a reward or gift

Explanation:

In the poem, the albatross around the Mariner's neck represents his guilt, a burden he must bear. The sentence about Madelyn uses the allusion, so "an albatross around her neck" means a burden. The other option about reward/gift doesn't match the poem's context.

Answer:

a burden a person must bear