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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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  1. 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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  1. 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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  1. 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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  1. In this poem, the spider welcomes the fly by asking her to step into his parlour which is the “prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy.” Over here, the parlour might stand for the evil intentions the spider has in his mind. He is welcoming the fly in his “parlour” so that he can devour her. RRead more

    In this poem, the spider welcomes the fly by asking her to step into his parlour which is the “prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy.” Over here, the parlour might stand for the evil intentions the spider has in his mind. He is welcoming the fly in his “parlour” so that he can devour her.

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  1. The rhyme scheme of the poem AABBCC and it consists of seven stanzas. The last two stanzas’s rhyme scheme is AABBCCDD. Read summary of The Spider and the Fly

    The rhyme scheme of the poem AABBCC and it consists of seven stanzas. The last two stanzas’s rhyme scheme is AABBCCDD.

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