Coledrige and Shelley

1) "Kubla Khan" cautions the reader against the allowance of imagination. Coleridge paints a beautiful scenery which makes the reader imagine a gorgeous place, but then changes it making the place seem dark and evil. This changes the reader's imagination and makes them think of a a dreary place filled with disaster. Coleridge is trying to say that relying on your imagination can be dangerous because the writer controls what images you see through his words. I think this was written towards the American Romantic. Coleridge tries warning them not to rely heavily on their imagination.

2) In Shelley's poem Ozymandias, there are 3 speakers; the main speaker, the traveler, and Ozymandias. The first speaker is like a prophet because they are relating a story with social and political significance in history. The main speaker and the traveler observe the remains of an old statue or monument of some kind. The traveler brings the information of the monument of Ozymandias. The words of Ozymandias, "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings. Look on my works, ye Mighty and despair!", could mean that he was defeated a political or social leader. This may tells me that he thinks all leaders will fall if they try to become too controlling.