... wholeness; however, most critics agree that although it is written as a fragment, the piece as a whole is complete in meaning. One widely accepted analysis states that the "Kubla Khan" is nothing more than a fragment. It is known that Coleridge never wrote a piece that had any substantial length except for the "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," which could be taken to mean that he was unable to complete a work ... . Coleridge himself initially subtitled the poem "A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment," which further instates the poem as being incomplete (Mahony 2). There is a significant differenc...

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