In which work do you read: "In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure dome decree..." ?
Correct answer: A. Kubla Khan
- A. Kubla Khan
- B. Hellas
- C. The Phoenix and the Turtle
- D. The Castaway
Explanation
These opening lines belong to Coleridge’s visionary fragment “Kubla Khan,” whose imagery centres on Xanadu and the pleasure dome. The other works are by different poets or concern different subjects.
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