God's Grandeur

1)
One theme could be the power of Nature.  The poem states that the world has the power to act. "it will flame out", "it gathers". It notices that Nature has the power to rejuvenate, and regenerate itself.

2)
The simile in line 2 says the shook foil will shine out like flame. Or in other words, the earth has a power to shine out, but it is being used. The poem references there is a higher power and it's best wepon is Nature. This simile represents the bolts of lighting Zeus would use to battle the giants.

3)
"Reck his rod" in line 4 symbolizes some kind of fall. The poem staes that there is some kind of power, then says, 'crushed? why not loose it and give up?' "Spent" in line 9 represents time and the importance of time in Nature. It is important that Nature is used as a tool of survival and not a means of power. "Bent" in line 13 states that the world is in a bent, or sloped, position and hints that it may be a cause of Nature being used as a means of gaining power.