"Kubla Khan" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a short poem describing the dream of the "Author" as a result of reading a book called Purchas's Pilgrimage and falling into a sleep induced by an anodyne (opium). Coleridge was in fact under the influence of opium when he composed this story from an unconscious composition through a dream. He later expressed his vision in words. Coleridge did not intend to be portrayed directly by readers such as the character "the Author" depicted in the poem. Audience reaction to poetry then and now, why Coleridge created "the Author", as well as why Coleridge chose the two-part format introduction/dream parts, play an important role in how poetry should be analyzed to investigate its true nature and meaning. History shows that the more time advances, the more open-minded society becomes towards an idea. A great example of how society's opinions change over time is what was once considered magic, is now proven science. Therefore, the idea of ​​the unconscious composition of “Kubla Khan” is more likely to be accepted by today's readers than by rational-thinking critics of the Romantic era. Stefan Ball, author of “Coleridge's Ancestral Voices,” stated in his critical essay that Coleridge wrote towards the end of the Age of Reason. “Kubla Khan” was poorly accepted upon publication because society believed that “[t]he conscious mind was the key to progress and enlightenment; unbridled self-expression had yet to become fashionable; tradition and continuity were valued more than novelty; and artifice in art was still a sign of quality.” Ball further points out in his essay that "[w]ith few exceptions the reading public adhered to critical standards based on experience and reason, and in both there was little room for unadorned dreams" (Ball). When “Kubla Khan” was published in 1816, critics, magazine reviews and fellow authors were all