English- Kubla Khan Flashcards
(5 cards)
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Form in kk
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Rhyme, organised but unpredictable.
2
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Context in kk
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A utopia setting, wealthy, volcanic eruption, a war was going to break out.
3
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Structure in kk
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Change in tone: beginning of the poem was utopia to the end being a build of tension, change of tone: madness/chaos
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Language in kk
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Beginning of poem: warm tone
End of poem: colloquial language, persuasive tone – makes us recognise that something bad is happening.
- gothic: supernatural,imagery, hallucination? Nightmare?
5
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Message about power in kk
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Power of nature, power of war. Message: explores complex, conflicted power of nature that can turn negative.
