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 mysterious and the sublime. The mention of "holy dread" and the wild - like qualities suggest a passionate and somewhat demonic or other - worldly aspect to creativity. The use of such intense and evocative language heightens the overall tone to one that is both awe - inspiring and a bit fearsome.

Answer:

The final lines suggest that creation is both passionate and demonic. Flashing eyes evoke the image of passionate creativity. By talking about "holy dread," Coleridge suggests that all creative actions are the acts of men. The wild image of the Mongols gives the poem a quality. Through the character of Kubla Khan, Coleridge uses the location of Xanadu to bring the poem to a close.