... as "caverns measureless to man", deeply emphasise his feelings and thoughts. Metaphors are another device used to emphasise emotions and experiences, as do similes. Alliteration is also used, as is religious imagery. All of these provide a media with which he can express his dream. The damsel with a dulcimer leads the poet to aspire to build a dome in air. This dome in air is difficult to understand. It surpasses his previous descriptions for implausibility, as it is in fact impossible to build a dome in air. It is debateable as to what this could mean. Air is the English word for aria, which means song, so the dome in air could mean he would like to recreate the dome in song form. He could be describing the dispersion of sound, in a dome shape, wide and far. He describes the dome as sunny, so he might want to ...

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