1) The power of the imagination is often exalted in Romantic poetry. In your opinion, does “Kubla Khan” celebrate the imagination or caution against its indulgence? To whom might Coleridge be writing and for what purpose(s)?
"Kubla Khan," a poem written during the Romantic period, does in a way celebrate imagination as well as caution against its indulgence. It is written in a way that is very creative with reference to a lot of images and people and certain things that are normal objects but are described in a very extra-ordinary way in the poem.
But on the contrary, the author had written this while under the influence of something unnatural as he awaken to write his poem, and that caused him to visualize these objects in this extra-ordinary way. The dream was converted into this excellent and brilliant literary work that many are fascinated by, but seems as though it was a direct result of his influence.
Coleridge could have possibly been writing to all of the people that do not or more sadly, cannot tap into their imagination and creativity to just let their minds wander a bit. I think Coleridge is a huge fan of "out of the ordinary" things and really pushes himself not to be limited in thought. Yes, his influence for "Kubla Khan" produced those words in his poem, but what if deep down they were there all along? And what if the influence only allowed himself to bring it out?
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