The poem takes a marked change in tone towards the second to last stanza.

The poem takes the form of a dialogue between a hermit and the devil.

By the time the trio finished their walk, the poem had taken shape.

Exactly when these poems would have taken on a fixed written form is subject to debate.

The first poem had taken her utterly by surprise.

A 20-line poem can take the better part of a day.

The most I have earned for a poem is $100, and that poem took eight months to write.

She got the assignment just this week, so the poem has not yet taken form.

The poem took two years to complete and was one of the few works from this period that he did not disown in his maturity.

The poems take on several styles and rhythms throughout the book, but share common themes.