"In Xanadu did Kublai Khan a stately pleasure dome decree / Where Alf, the sacred river ran / Through canyons measureless to man / Down to the sunless sea.…"
The pleasure dome of Kubla Khan most likely did not exist in reality. It is mentioned in Samuel Coleridge's poems, but, in actuality, it is likely that the pleasure dome is merely a figment of Coleridge's imagination.
Kubla Khan orders it built
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The speaker in "Kubla Khan" describes the Xanadu kingdom. He focuses mainly on it being a regal, pleasant dome and further describes the palace and its landscape in detail.
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The pleasure dome of Kubla Khan most likely did not exist in reality. It is mentioned in Samuel Coleridge's poems, but, in actuality, it is likely that the pleasure dome is merely a figment of Coleridge's imagination.
Kubla Khan orders it built
Kubla Khan orders it built
the secon word of 'Kubla Khan' by Samuel Taylor coleridge is Xanadu. it was the land where he build his pleasure dome of paradise
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Kubla Khan" by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeIn Xanadu did Kubla KhanA stately pleasure-dome decree:Where Alph, the sacred river, ranThrough caverns measureless to manDown to a sunless sea.-----------------------------------The name of the pleasure-dome is not mentioned. Kublai Khan [1214-94] was the great khan of the Mongols, and later the Emperor of China. He was the grandson of Ghengis Khan. The poem is said to have been written by Coleridge when he was on an opium 'trip', and later he said he couldn't finish it because he was interrupted 'by a gentleman from Porlock' [a town in Cornwall] and couldn't remember later how he had intended to continue.
The famous location in Coleridge's "Kubla Khan" is Xanadu, which is described as a magnificent, exotic, and enchanting place. It is depicted as a fantastical and dream-like paradise that is inspired by the palace built by the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan in China.
Kubla Khan is believed to have built his pleasure dome near present-day Xanadu in Inner Mongolia, China. The location of Xanadu has been the subject of historical debate, with some scholars suggesting it may have been near the ancient city of Shangdu in present-day China.
The lyrics of the song were inspired by the poem Kubla Khan by Sam Taylor Coleridge,
"Kubla Khan" by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeIn Xanadu did Kubla KhanA stately pleasure-dome decree:Where Alph, the sacred river, ranThrough caverns measureless to manDown to a sunless sea.-----------------------------------The name of the pleasure-dome is not mentioned. Kublai Khan [1214-94] was the great khan of the Mongols, and later the Emperor of China. He was the grandson of Ghengis Khan. The poem is said to have been written by Coleridge when he was on an opium 'trip', and later he said he couldn't finish it because he was interrupted 'by a gentleman from Porlock' [a town in Cornwall] and couldn't remember later how he had intended to continue.
The speaker in "Kubla Khan" describes the Xanadu kingdom. He focuses mainly on it being a regal, pleasant dome and further describes the palace and its landscape in detail.
the central idea of this poem is how one coin has always two sides. A dream can be delightful and a nightmare at the same time.Coleridge has compared nature and reality with his vision. The pleasure dome(kubla khan's palace) is mindblowing and extraordinary. It was endangered by the war. It means how you dream of something and you fear losing everything!