Coleridge wrote that poetry could succeed by awakening the mind's attention from the lethargy of custom, and
directing it to the loveliness and the wonders of the world before us, an inexhaustible treasure, but for which we
have eyes, yet see not, ears that hear not, and hearts that neither feel nor understand. choose two poetic techniques
from the list below, and discuss in an essay of at least 250 words how coleridge uses them to readers see, hear,
and feel the wonders of the world before us." support your response with details from the poem. click here to access
the poem
• imagery
• symbolism
• metaphor, simile, and personification
• allusion
rhyme and meter
• sound effects such as alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia