THE PROSE ORDER OF THE POEM ‘KUBLA KHAN’ Kubla Khan did decree (order) a stately (pompous) pleasure dome in Xanadu where Alph, the sacred river,ran down to a sunless sea through the caverns (caves)which are measureless (vast) to a man, so twice five miles of the fertile ground were girdled(surrounded) round with walls and towers (pillars): and there were bright (lively) gardens with sinuous (winding)rills (streams)in Xanadu where many an incense(balm)-bearing tree blossomed (flowered),and here were forests as ancient as the hills which were enfolding (enclosing) the sunny (shining)spots of greenery (green leaves and plants). ...