Colerdige's Kubla Khan
“Kubla Khan” by Samuel Coleridge is a poem about the magnificent power of the creative mind. Using vivid images and mystery, Coleridge is able to show how an inspired poet has the ability to create new worlds with his imagination. The only problem that Coleridge encounters as he progresses through this poem, is the fact that everything that is created in ones mind risks destruction when introduced into the “real” world. In the first stanza of this poem a “pleasure dome” is described. In this first stanza there is no mention of the turmoil or wrenching work that could be associated with creating such a place. This comes later. In this first stanza Coleridge is mainly concerned with the existence of the dome itself. Through caverns measureless to man This pleasure dome exists in Xanadu which gives the reader a sense that it is not in a real place. It is necessary to understand the rest of the poem in order to fully grasp these lines. In understanding the rest of the poem it becomes evident that these lines suggests that this paradise was born from a vision, or po
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Approximate Word count = 2768
Approximate Pages = 11 (250 words per page double spaced)
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