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Alliteration in Kubla Khan

Alliteration Examples in Kubla Khan:

Kubla Khan

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"Five miles meandering with a mazy motion..."   (Kubla Khan)

Coleridge uses abundant alliteration in this line. Four of the seven words begin with “m,” creating a continuity of sound through the line that conveys the flow of the river.

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