The albatross is never forgotten, but also never comes back to life. Also, the death of the bird doesn't really save anybody. I found that to be a similarity between this and the other poems covered in class. I think that this poem fits in the Lyrical Ballads if the message of the poem, rather than the way the message is portrayed, is the central issue. The Ballads for the most part center around experiences that most people have had, but this poem is different.
Most people never experience a mystical event such as the mariner saw.
Even so, the message taught is the same and holds the poem in with the others.