A wise man once said, “Nature in all its glory can be the deliverer of life or the destroyer of all that is good.” In the poem Kubla Khan, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, nature takes up a major portion of the poem as Coleridge described the dream world of Khan. This poem reveals the romantic elements of nature, championing the individual and freely expressed emotion. Nature is a dominating element in this intriguing poem. Khan …showed first 75 words of 552 total…

…showed last 75 words of 552 total…kid getting a new toy. This poem expresses many sides of Kubla Khan and you are left with a feeling of uncertainty of who he really is, and this is the reason the poem is so interesting. Nature can be a man’s best friend or his worst enemy. It can bring you fortune or cost you a fortune. Although nature is not the only element in the poem I feel that is the cornerstone.