J. R. R. Tolkien was captivated by Old Norse poetry and described it this way:
“Old Norse poetry aims at seizing a situation, striking a blow that will be remembered, illuminating a moment with a flash of lightning- and tends to concision, weighty packing of the language in sense and form …” (The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun, 7)
It strikes me that this description ought also be true of preaching.