Question 7, Lines 49-end: What is the function of this passage? How does it fit within the context of a conversation poem? Here, his wife basically chastises him; she says that he is indulging in a fancy and urges him to recognize that God is beyond understanding and must be perceived through faith and not through senses.
This passages functions as an interruption of the thoughts of Coleridge. Coleridge is struggling with the connection of nature with Christian beliefs, he is thinking outside of the traditional beliefs. Coleridge’s wife has traditional Christian beliefs, this is displayed in the line, “Meek daughter in the family of Christ.” His wife brings him back to reality of her beliefs. This passages fits with the context of a conversation
This passages functions as an interruption of the thoughts of Coleridge. Coleridge is struggling with the connection of nature with Christian beliefs, he is thinking outside of the traditional beliefs. Coleridge’s wife has traditional Christian beliefs, this is displayed in the line, “Meek daughter in the family of Christ.” His wife brings him back to reality of her beliefs. This passages fits with the context of a conversation