1. Introduction:
It was in the Romantic era that fragment poems became especially popular. In this essay I intend to demonstrate two of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s framents which are still curiosities for the audience.
First of all, a very important question has to be asked: ‘How do we know that a fragment is truly a fragment?’ For one, it is surely one or more parts are missing from the whole, or there is no whole at all, just a few written lines with seemingly no importance at all. In the case of both Christabel and Kubla Khan it is made evident for the reader that they are only fragments since Coleridge informs his audience right before they would start reading either piece. This note from the poet is extremely important because it makes the fragments true and complete. We do not need to guess or analyze the poet’s intentions, they are clearly given and understandable.
Still, it is necessary to analyze these fragments a bit further even if they seemingly have nothing......
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