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Kubla Khan.

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of 'Kubla Khan' as indicated by its subtitle?

Q02of 10

According to the preface, what circumstance interrupted Coleridge before he could transcribe the full poem?

Q03of 10

In the poem, the pleasure dome of Xanadu is surrounded by which contrasting pair of natural features?

Q04of 10

The sacred river in the poem is named:

Q05of 10

In the second half of the poem, the speaker shifts focus from Kubla Khan to:

Q06of 10

What dominant technique does Coleridge use when he describes the chasm as 'a savage place! as holy and enchanted'?

Q07of 10

The imagery of 'ancestral voices prophesying war' contributes primarily to which theme?

Q08of 10

The preface compares the fading of the dream-vision to which image?

Q09of 10

What is the prevailing tone of the poem's closing lines, where the speaker warns listeners to 'beware' of him?

Q10of 10

Coleridge states in the preface that he published the poem primarily as:

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