Kubla Khan

Kubla Khan was definitely a rather confusing poem. I mean we dissect every word or phrase Coleridge uses to determine his underlying meaning. I did a little research on the work itself in search of clarity and did discover that he was in fact on opium while writing this. Supposedly he dreamt the entire poem up after taking some opium. He had amazing and fantastic visions while he was sleeping. He also wrote a 300 line poem in his dream. When he awoke he tried to write down the entire poem as he dreamed it and ony got down the first three stanzas that we have today. After he began writing he was interrupted by a man on business from Porlock and interrupted him for an hour. By this point he could not remember the rest of his story and he then wrote the last stanza as best as he could remember it. Now this is the explanation Coleridge gives for himself. After reading this backgound information, and if it's true, I feel as though this poem had no real meaning whatsoever.

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