Curated OER
Kubla Khan Questions
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Kubla Khan."
British Library
British Library: Coleridge's Kubla Khan: Composition
This activity, which aims to develop students' understanding of 'Kubla Khan' after completing an initial study of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, will encourage students to make links between the poem and a number of historical sources.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Kubla Khan
A poem from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "Kubla Khan", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Adam Frank and can access a printable version of this piece.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Samuel Taylor Coleridge including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Coleridge is also provided.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 43: Screening Coleridge's Fantasies
Students are often hesitant to speak out with their own explications of literature, but usually have no qualms when asked to offer interpretations of popular musical lyrics. In fact, they seem quite eager to defend a lyrical explanation...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Romanticism
What inspired the iconic poetry of the Romantic period, and how did the Romantic poets portray landscape, class, radicalism, and the sublime? Find out from this collection of articles.
English Verse
English Verse: Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 1834)
A biography featuring links to information about some of his contemporaries, the full text of some famous poems, and a book recommendation make up the contents of this site.