The first reason is, the tone changes from happy to dark. The happy tone is shown in line 1, where it says, “In Xanadu did Kubla Khan” (Coleridge 1.1). The dark tone is shown in the line 49, “And all should cry, Beware! Beware!” (Coleridge 3.13). These quotes show that the first quote has a brighter, ignorant tone, while the end quote is very dark and demonic. The beginning had a brighter tone and the end was dark. The second reason is the wording goes from light to dark. For example, the brighter wording is shown in line 2, which states, “A stately pleasure-dome decree:” (Coleridge 1.2). Gloomy wording is in the end is shown in line 52, where it states, “And close your eyes with holy dread” (Coleridge 3.16). This shows that the first stanza
