“Talk about the poem‚ ‘Kubla Khan’‚ your opinions of the poem‚ which part you thought were interesting. Use quotes.” (600~ words) Kubla Khan is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ supposedly under the influence of opium. The effects of the drug on Coleridge are somewhat reflected in the description of Xanadu (inside the dome). He portrays an area which appears to be tranquil and serene‚ typical of a drug-induced sensation. Even though the poem doesn’t convey a direct message‚ its
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First of all‚ the poem is written as a story told by the Ancient Mariner about his adventure to a Wedding-Guest. Throughout the poem‚ Coleridge writes about the Mariner telling the story of the many joyful‚ but sometimes miserable events he endured. The Mariner’s story is told with the sole intent of highlighting the feelings he had after receiving gentle sleep from heaven: “I thought that
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Work without hope analysis Work without hope was written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The poem is mainly about how spring is starting up and all the animals are moving around and the speaker seems to still be stuck in his depression. The first half of the stanza includes a personification In the first half of the poem‚ the speaker identifies that the bees‚ slugs‚ and birds are coming out of hibernation. The speaker seems depressed as spring is starting up and all the animals are moving around
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Both Sun and Moon play significant roles in this old poem‚ in a symbolic and supernatural way‚ in order to reinforce the mood that Samuel Taylor Coleridge has attempted to create in his use of old legends and superstitions. The role that the sun and moon play in this tale of cursed sailors is an old one‚ retold over and over the years that Coleridge adapted for his own. Although mentioned several times before‚ the Sun makes its first significant appearance in the seventh stanza of the second part
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understanding of oneself‚ others and also the world. The texts studied support this idea of a “journey of discovery” very effectively. The texts I have chosen and think support the above idea well are “This Lime Tree Bower My Prison” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and “Journey to the Interior” by Margaret Atwood‚ along with the interesting short story “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing. The composers of these texts have used a range of techniques to involve their audience in the journey. The ideas in these
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of the passage below‚ explain your response. There have been many interpretations of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner‚ such as the belief that inspiration for the poem was based on Coleridge’s belief that God is present everywhere in nature. Coleridge supports the idea of a religious text; “And I had done a hellish thing” as he describes the Mariner’s sinful act of killing the albatross and removing the good omen from the sailors‚ condemning them to “the silence of the sea.” “I had kill’d the
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“The Rime of Ancient Mariner” was the most powerful romantic poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ a leader of the British Romantic movement‚ was born on October 21‚ 1772. He was a most romantic England poet who wrote his poems in romantism period. This essay will discuss the story which Ancient Mariner told the wedding guest and some of the moral implications through the study of “The Rime of Ancient Mariner’’. The story which the Ancient Mariner told the wedding guest was
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the mysterious‚ strange or supernatural is widely seen in Romantic Poetry. Through this idea‚ many authors were able to convey their love of nature. In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”‚ Coleridge uses imagery‚ alliteration and similes to demonstrate the isolation of the Mariner. In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”‚ Coleridge uses imagery to demonstrate the isolation of the mariner. “Alone‚ alone‚ all‚ all alone‚ alone on a wide sea!” (4.9) This quote illustrates the point that the mariner is very isolated
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of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Keatsclose window The poet’s eye‚ in a fine frenzy rolling‚ Doth glance from heaven to earth‚ from earth to heaven; As imagination bodies forth The forms of things unknown‚ the poet’s pen Turns them to shapes and gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name. (5.1.7-12). This stanza taken from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Nights Dream delightfully describes the romantic concept of imagination held by both Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ and John Keats
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Samuel Coleridge was recognised for his romantic and a natural conversational type of poetry. 1. Journeys can be long‚ journeys can be short‚ journeys can be difficult. Life is a journeys‚ something we all experience. Goodmorning/afternoon fellow students‚ Mrs. Grant‚ my understanding of the concept of journey has been expanded through my study of Samuel Coleridge’s poetry of “Frost at Midnight” and “This Lime-tree Bower My Prison” to just name a few. Samuel Coleridge was recognised
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