Kubla Khan

Samuel Coleridge uses an interesting rhyme scheme in his poem titled "Kubla Khan." Each of the stanzas has its own, distinctive rhyme scheme (even though they may appear to be similar). I believe the poem is written in iambic tetrameter which gives it an overall neat flow. It's actually a fun poem to recite because of the way it's written giving it a song-like tune.
Before even interpreting the poem, I saw a relationship with nature. It's chant like quality reminds me of the bird songs, like the many we have discussed throughout the semester. There was the nightingale, finch, linnet, etc. All of these birds sung their own unique song, just like the unique rhyme schemes in Coleridge's poem. When a bird sings, there is a certain, cheery sound that brings pleasure to the ears. The same occurs when reading this poem. You can even say that it's an exotic sound which can then correspond to the place he talks about in the poem. He describes Xanadu and the Alph with such rich imagery allowing the reader to portray it as this beautiful, exotic scene. I think the picture above does a great job revealing this image.