We started reading Kubla Khan with the prior knowledge that it was a metaphor for sex, but did this knowledge bias our understanding of the poem? Could there be some other meaning that we overlooked because we already knew what we were looking for?
Well personally I read the poem twice and I didnt exactly see the sexual innuendos until Ross pointed them out. So it might be possible that we overlooked it.
Well seeing how our minds function, it is very possible that we may have come up with those thoughts on our own. I do however wonder
ReplyDeleteWell personally I read the poem twice and I didnt exactly see the sexual innuendos until Ross pointed them out. So it might be possible that we overlooked it.
ReplyDeleteAnna, what are other possible interpretations?
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