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    This poem is very relevant in today’s times. The poet teaches the readers a very valuable lesson, which is applicable to both the children and the adults. She says one should never give in to flattery and false words as they mean nothing. Men have been trapping women for centuries with false words oRead more

    This poem is very relevant in today’s times. The poet teaches the readers a very valuable lesson, which is applicable to both the children and the adults. She says one should never give in to flattery and false words as they mean nothing. Men have been trapping women for centuries with false words or praises and it has done nothing but harm. She requests the readers not to be as innocent and foolish as the fly in the tale but to be careful in the big bad world that’s waiting for them. One should only believe in oneself and not what others say or think of them.

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    In the poem, “The Spider and the Fly”, written by Mary Howitt, the poet talks through metaphors (hidden meanings) about how a spider can put a fly under its spell by being polite and sweet. She personifies man as the spider and woman as the fly and talks about how innocent women are to the sweet talRead more

    In the poem, “The Spider and the Fly”, written by Mary Howitt, the poet talks through metaphors (hidden meanings) about how a spider can put a fly under its spell by being polite and sweet. She personifies man as the spider and woman as the fly and talks about how innocent women are to the sweet talks of men and that they should be more cautious.

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    The spider’s bed had “pretty curtains drawn around” and the fly could rest awhile with the fine and thin sheets, warmly tucked in. It was a comfortable place to rest but the fly very well knew that whoever slept in the bed “never, never wake again.” Read summary of The Spider and the Fly

    The spider’s bed had “pretty curtains drawn around” and the fly could rest awhile with the fine and thin sheets, warmly tucked in. It was a comfortable place to rest but the fly very well knew that whoever slept in the bed “never, never wake again.”

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    The spider wanted to invite the fly into his parlour as he wanted to devour her. He was using all types of tricks to lure the fly in to eat her up. Read summary of The Spider and the Fly

    The spider wanted to invite the fly into his parlour as he wanted to devour her. He was using all types of tricks to lure the fly in to eat her up.

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    In the first stanza, the spider, very politely, asks the fly whether she will walk into his parlour, which he claims to be ”the prettiest little parlour” the fly ever saw. This is the first invitation the spider offers to the fly. Read summary of The Spider and the Fly

    In the first stanza, the spider, very politely, asks the fly whether she will walk into his parlour, which he claims to be ”the prettiest little parlour” the fly ever saw. This is the first invitation the spider offers to the fly.

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    The spider is wily and wicked. He knows how to trap naive flies by using flattery and false words. The poet portrays the spider as a manipulative shrewd man who in order to prove their “sincere love” for naive women, symbolized by the fly, can do anything. When the spider sees that materialistic greRead more

    The spider is wily and wicked. He knows how to trap naive flies by using flattery and false words. The poet portrays the spider as a manipulative shrewd man who in order to prove their “sincere love” for naive women, symbolized by the fly, can do anything. When the spider sees that materialistic greed didn’t work on the fly, he resorts to the tactics of flattery to lure the fly.

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    Initially the fly was cautious. The fly didn’t fall into his trap when the spider tried to lure her using materialistic means. The fly was aware of the horrible things that happen once one went inside the spider’s home. However, she was unable to remain wary once the spider resorted to flattery andRead more

    Initially the fly was cautious. The fly didn’t fall into his trap when the spider tried to lure her using materialistic means. The fly was aware of the horrible things that happen once one went inside the spider’s home. However, she was unable to remain wary once the spider resorted to flattery and false words. Believing them to be true, the fly became a victim of the spider.

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    Finally, the spider tried a more persistent and clever way to entrap the fly by using flattery. He exclaimed with happiness how beautiful and sweet the fly is. He says that the fly’s wings are gauzy ( thin and shiny ) and how “brilliant are your eyes.” So he asked her to step inside his parlour wherRead more

    Finally, the spider tried a more persistent and clever way to entrap the fly by using flattery. He exclaimed with happiness how beautiful and sweet the fly is. He says that the fly’s wings are gauzy ( thin and shiny ) and how “brilliant are your eyes.” So he asked her to step inside his parlour where he has a “little looking-glass” and the fly could see herself how pretty she was. The fly, this time, did not directly decline his offer. She was very pleased with all the flattery, just like the spider had hoped. She said that though she would be flying off now, she would come visit the spider soon. Flattery is an old trick which men use on women to trap them. False flattery are used often to trick the women and the poet shows how the innocent fly is slowly falling for the false words of the spider.

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    The spider is responsible for the fly’s death. The spider’s uses all forms of temptations to lure the fly to her death inside the spider’s web. Read summary of The Spider and the Fly

    The spider is responsible for the fly’s death. The spider’s uses all forms of temptations to lure the fly to her death inside the spider’s web.

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    In the poem, the spider stands as a metaphor for the manipulative men who uses flattery and false words to get their work done. The spider is wily and wicked. He knows how to trap naive flies by using flattery and false words. The poet portrays the spider as a manipulative shrewd man who in order toRead more

    In the poem, the spider stands as a metaphor for the manipulative men who uses flattery and false words to get their work done. The spider is wily and wicked. He knows how to trap naive flies by using flattery and false words. The poet portrays the spider as a manipulative shrewd man who in order to prove their “sincere love” for naive women, symbolized by the fly, can do anything. When the spider sees that materialistic greed didn’t work on the fly, he resorts to the tactics of flattery to lure the fly.

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