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 location of xanadu, which gives the poem a quality. through the character of kubla khan, coleridge suggest that kubla khan is insane, implying that all creative actions are the acts of. the last lines bring the poem to a close. flashing eyes evoke the image of passion. by talking about \holy dread,\ coleridge suggests that creation is both and demonic.

Explanation:

1. The description of Xanadu and the events gives the poem a dream - like quality as it is a fantastical and other - worldly setting.
2. Kubla Khan is presented as an exotic character, representing a far - off and mysterious figure.
3. Suggesting he is insane implies creative actions are acts of the mad.
4. The final lines bring a climactic close with the intense imagery.
5. The “holy dread” suggests creation is both sacred and demonic.

Answer:

1. dreamlike
2. exotic
3. mad
4. climactic
5. sacred