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In the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Coleridge, language is used to convey images from Coleridge's imagination. This is done with the use of vocabulary, imagery, structure, use of contrasts, rhythm and sound devices such as alliteration and assonance.



By conveying his imagination by using language, the vocabulary used by coleridge is of great importance. The five lines of the poem Kubla Khan sound like a chant or incantation, and help suggest mystery and supernatural themes of the poem. Another important theme of the poem is that of good versus evil. The vocabulary used throughout the poem helps convey these themes in images to the reader. In the first two lines, Coleridge describes the ‘pleasure dome' in Xanadu.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan

a stately pleasure dome decree

Kubla Khan did not merely order, but decree that a ‘stately pleasure dome' be built. This dome is evidence of how unnatural the place of Xanadu is, it has a ruler who ignores the unpleasantness that......

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