Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu. how do these final lines from \kubla khan\ by samuel taylor coleridge affect the overall tone of the poem? his flashing eyes, his floating hair! weave a circle round him thrice, and close your eyes with holy dread for he on honey - dew hath fed, and drunk the milk of paradise. in \kubla khan,\ coleridge describes the creation and destruction of kubla khans palace in the poem a quality. through the character of kubla khan, coleridge uses the wild image of the mongols to suggest that kubla khan is insane, implying that all creative actions are the acts of men. the last lines bring the poem to a close. flashing eyes evoke the image of passionate creativity. by talking about \holy dread,\ coleridge suggests that creation is both and demonic.

Explanation:

The final lines of "Kubla Khan" with their vivid imagery of a figure with flashing eyes and floating hair, along with the command to "Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread" create a sense of the supernatural and intense passion. The wild and almost - demonic elements suggest a passionate and perhaps unhinged creativity. The mention of "holy dread" also adds a mystical and powerful tone to the poem.

Answer:

They evoke a sense of passionate creativity and the supernatural, intensifying the overall tone of the poem with wild and mystical imagery.