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 dreamlike location of xanadu, which gives the poem a exotic quality. through the mad 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 climactic men. the last lines bring the poem to a sacred close. flashing eyes evoke the image of passionate creativity. by talking about \holy dread,\ coleridge suggests that creation is and demonic.

Explanation:

The poem "Kubla Khan" has a dream - like setting in Xanadu. The character of Kubla Khan is presented with a wild, mad image. The final lines with "flashing eyes" and "holy dread" suggest a sacred and somewhat demonic view of creation. The use of "holy dread" implies a sense of the sacred.

Answer:

sacred