One such is the poem of “Kubla Khan”, a piece written after he awoke from an opium induced dream. The work describes a wondrous and beautiful land called Xanadu, where the great river Alp stretches through this wild and mysterious land. The title itself refers to the grandson of the vicious war Mongol, Genghis Khan. It is his palace, referred to as a pleasure dome, that is heavily described in the work. The towers of the structure are described to be “...girdled round:/And here were gardens bright with sinuous rills/Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree” (Coleridge 7-8). This is portraying the vivid imagery of the palace surrounded with beautiful, fragrant gardens. In fact, the entire world of Xanadu is covered with different types of plant life, such as cedar trees and various bright …show more content…
Bringing the strange girl home with her, Christabel soon comes to the realization that not all is well with this woman, and is later placed under a spell to not be able to tell anyone about the events that had taken place that night. Once Cristabel begins to realize just how horrible Geraldine truly is she is unable to share her realizations with her friends. The poem unfortunately ends here, as Coleridge was never able to finish the