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Contrasting images that are juxtaposed throughout the poem

•The poem is replete with contradictory images. As such, the noisy, active and a little sinister river Alph is contrasted with the calm, quiet and peaceful garden of the poem.

•The ocean in the poem appears gloomy and mysterious in contrast to the sunny, warm forest.

•The dome feels warm whereas the caves are cold, freezing and icy.

•The caverns described in the poem are gigantic, frightening and cold and contradicts the warm, peaceful and cozy environment of the palace.

•The image of the “wailing woman” is contrasted with her lover, whom Coleridge describes as a “demon”.