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Essay / Kubla Kahn - 1087
"Kubla Khan", whose full title is "Kubla Khan, or a Vision in a Dream, is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It is a poem of expression that helps to suggest mystery, the supernatural, and mystical themes.Samuel Taylor Coleridge, author of the poem Kubla Khan, was born on 21 October 1772 in the town of Ottery St Mary, Devonshire Coleridge was an English poet, critic and philosopher Williamworth, were. one of the founders of the Romantic movement in England, Coleridge, considered the greatest Shakespearean critic, used language to express the images and images that were in his imagination in the poem Kubla Khan claimed that he had. was written in the autumn of 1797 on a farm near Exmoor, but it may have been composed during one of several other visits to the farm. It may also have been revised several times before its first publication in 1816. . Coleridge claimed that the poem was. inspired by a dream but Porlock's composition or character interrupted the composition or piece. He describes being interrupted by this visitor from Porlock (a town in nearby southwest England) while he was writing it. Kubla Khan is only 54 lines long and was never completed. A quote from William Bartram is also believed to be the origin of the poem. There is much speculation about the meaning of the poem, with some suggesting that the author is only describing his vision while others believe there is a theme or purpose. Others believe it is a poem emphasizing the beauty of creation. The lines of the Kubla Khan poem sound like chanting and help suggest the mysterious, supernatural, and mystical themes of the poem. In the first two lines, Coleridge describes the "pleasure dome" in Xanadu. In Xanadu, did Kubla Khan decree a majestic pleasure dome? Kubla Khan did not simply order, but decreed that a “majestic pleasure dome” be constructed. This dome proves how unnatural or unreal the location of Xanadu is. It has a leader who ignores the unpleasantness that can be found in life. He uses his vocabulary to challenge and incite the imagination to see what he saw in his dream. In Xanadu there are no small streams, but "winding streams", walls and towers which do not surround the gardens but are "girt all around ».'.