Passion: Kathleen Raine

Brief introduction: A Cambridge poet from the 1930's, a mystic poet known for her interest in various forms of spirituality, who believed that everything on earth was connected and that the universal breath was in all of us. Kathleen Raine, born in London in 1908, wrote Passion by emphasizing on her imaginary connection with nature and abhorred modernity in all forms. Raine attempts to send out a message to her readers insisting that nature should not be viewed as a separate entity and that it will never forsake those who love her, hence finding peace when she realizes she's one with nature.

FLIRT CONCEPT:
F: 8 stanzas, each stanza consists of 3 lines
L: the languages used were- 1. METAPHOR
                                              2. EMOTIVE LANGUAGE
                                              3. PERSONIFICATION
                                              4. LOADED ADJECTIVES
I: METAPHOR
   PERSONIFICATION
R: a,a,a,b,b,b,c,c,c,d,d,e,f,f,f,g,h,h,i,j,k,l,l,m
T: universal spirit, mystical life, nature

1st PHRASE: "Each cloud a ship without me sailing, each tree
                         Possessing what my soul lacked, tranquility"
- In this phrase, the clouds seemed impersonal to her as well as the trees, whilst from the word "WITHOUT" indicates that the poet is hurt and is in a chaotic state of mind feeling ignored, abandoned and left out.  The tranquility that the nature possesses has completely nothing to do with her. Envying the peaceful and calm trees, she seems to be not at ease and is filled with mixed emotions.
- The biological content of this phrase is that the author is skilled with an instinctive feeling of the relationship existing between the living and the encompassing universe of nature; a relationship so remote and uncommon to our present day methods and the urbanized, technological environment in which most of us experience only its simplicity.

2nd PHRASE: "Through the mute telephone, my body grew weak
                          With the well-known and mortal death, heartbreak"
- In this phrase, the author seems to be experiencing an emotional and desperate situation at one point in her life. From the word "HEARTBREAK", it implies that it was caused by unrequited love; patiently waiting for the phone to ring, it stays silent and she suddenly feels her body weakening.
- The biological content of this phrase is her failed marriage. After her greatest love - for the naturalist Gavin Maxwell, proved disastrous, she denied personal emotions. Hence, strings of distress, regret and loneliness run through most of her poetry.

3rd PHRASE: "Know now that you are born along with these,
                         Clouds, winds, and stars and ever moving seas"
- In this phrase, it implies that the same spirit that permeates nature is also part of her and that she is one with the clouds, stars, the wind and the restless sea.
- The literary content of this phrase is her intense and great belief in the unity of human beings and nature in a larger design, inspired by Percy Shelley, who also believes in the power of visionary imagination in poetry.

4th PHRASE: ""Then the sky spoke to me in language clear,
                           Familiar as the, heart than love more near"
- In this phrase, it implies that the just as things appeared to be bleak, the sky spoke in clear tones of her connection with nature and that nature would nourish her and see her through this difficult period.Unlike humans, nature would never forsake those who loved her, realizing that same spirit that penetrate the world was in her too.
- The literary content of this phrase is her deep influence by William Blake and Plato, who shared the same belief that "one power alone makes a poet- imagination, the divine vision"