s ▁imagination ▁to ▁a ▁plant ▁that ▁is ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁nut ri ents , ▁that ▁is ▁to ▁say ▁of ▁insp iration . ▁This ▁veget able ▁comparison ▁highlight s ▁the ▁mer ging ▁and ▁vital ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁poet ▁and ▁his ▁insp iration . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁different ▁t enses ▁can ▁be ▁pointed ▁out : ▁the ▁narr ator ▁uses ▁the ▁pre ter it ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁relate ▁Mrs . ▁An erton ' s ▁state , ▁it ' s ▁a ▁pass ive ▁attitude . ▁On ▁the ▁contrary , ▁R end le ' s ▁action ▁is ▁dep icted ▁with ▁the ▁past ▁perfect ▁that ▁points ▁up ▁his ▁active ▁attitude : ▁the ▁poet ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁main ▁particip ant . ▁▁ ▁Second ly , ▁we ▁can ▁note ▁this ▁sentence : ▁" my ▁mind ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁to ▁him ▁( I ▁fancy ) ▁like ▁some ▁perfectly ▁tun ed ▁instrument ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁never ▁tired ▁of ▁playing ". ▁This ▁comparison ▁draw s ▁closer ▁poetry ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁art , ▁music , ▁and ▁it ▁throws ▁light ▁on ▁the ▁musical ▁and ▁mel od ic ▁aspect ▁of ▁poetry . ▁The ▁union ▁between ▁Mrs . ▁An erton ▁and ▁R end le ▁is ▁almost ▁not ▁human ▁but ▁perfect , ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁s ynt actic ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁sentence ▁that ▁seem ▁to ▁under line ▁their ▁roles : ▁Mrs ▁An erton , ▁being ▁a ▁muse ▁and ▁so ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁insp iration , ▁is ▁always ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁because ▁insp iration ▁arriv es ▁before ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁poet ,