S. T. COLERIDGE’S USE OF SUPERNATURAL ELEMENTS

Abstract

The paper presents Samuel Tailor Coleridge’s use of supernatural elements in his important three poems namely, “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, “Kublakhan” and “Christabel.” The poems are full of his fantastic and mysterious imagination including realistic supernaturalism in the haunting scenes and the visionary surrealistic world. To understand different use of supernatural elements, the article gives introduction, explains story in brief, theme and conclusion of each poem. The theme is analysed in the summary of the poems exclusively. Later in the conclusion, the paper asses the unique contribution of Coleridge while using supernatural elements in the above mentioned poems.