"Kubla Khan"--Samuel Taylor Coleridge"A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice" would seem to be an impossibility. Why does the poet choose this as the central image of his poem?

A. The pleasure-dome is "a miracle of rare device." (line 35)
B. The beautiful pleasure-dome can only exist in the world of the imagination.
C. The poet wishes to emphasize the contrast between the real and the ideal worlds.
D. All of the choices


Answer: D

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