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What were the circumstances that inspired coleridge to write "kubla khan." he read and then dreamed about kubla khan. he traveled to china and visited kubla khan. he and wordsworth created this imaginary land together. the images came to him in a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling."?

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The circumstances that inspired Coleridge to write "Kubla Khan" were: He read and then dreamed about Kubla Khan.
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The correct answer is: he read and then dreamed about kubla khan
According to Coleridge's preface to "Kubla Khan", he composed the poem one night after he experienced a dream after reading a work describing Xanadu, the summer palace of the Mongol ruler and Emperor of China Kublai Khan.
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