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How can the poem Kubla Khan by Coleridge be read as an illustration of the power of imagination? |
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Answer» Use of diction and imagery transforms poem – first stanza introduces setting, concept of pleasure dome, uses imagery of caverns as a metaphor for untapped potential of man’s imagination – palace of Kubla Khan is vivid imagination transcends the barriers of reality through use of imagination - poet discusses issues of war/tyranny and contrast that which exists in paradise. |
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