ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Kubla Khan (/ˌkʊblə ˈkɑːn/) is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, completed in 1797 and published in 1816. It is sometimes given the subtitles “A Vision in a Dream” and “A Fragment."

Detailed explanation-2: -"Kubla Khan” Summary. In “Kubla Khan", Coleridge describes his imagined version of the 13th century Mongolian ruler Kublai Khan’s palace. The poem’s speaker compares the natural beauty and peaceful setting at the palace with the war and chaos of the outside world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thesis: In his poem Kubla Khan, Samuel Taylor Coleridge uses literary devices such as alliteration, juxtaposition, and symbolism to convey his attitude that . Rhyme schemes that appear in the poem include ABAAB, ABAB, ABBA, ABBBA, as well as rhymed couplets, all of which interlace without reason or pattern.

Detailed explanation-4: -No, “Kubla Kahn” is not an epic poem. Epic poems are by their nature longer than “Kubla Kahn, ” and are more unified. The three stanzas of “Kubla Kahn” are more fragmentary, and Coleridge himself referred to the poem as a fragment. The poem lacks an overall structure, although it has very strong assonance throughout.