Spider and The Fly Flashcards
What is the rhyming scheme of the poem Spider and the Fly.
A A B B C C
For the last paragraph the resuming scheme is A A B B
How does the Spider define his home. Describe Briefly
The spider says that his parlour is the prettiest parlour you will enter in. The spider says the the curtains are fine and the bed sheets are thin.
He says that the food items in his pantry are very delicious and tempting and ask the fly to take a slice.
How does the spider praise the fly?
OR
What are the things that the spider mentions about the fly’s beauty?
The spider says that the fly si witty and wise. He says the wings of the fly are beautiful. He says that the fly is beautiful and also mentions that the fly has pearl and silver wings. The spider wants the fly to know how pretty are his purple and green robes and how he notices the cast upon the fly’s head.
Finish the Paragraph
A] Alas, alas! How very soon ……
B] And if you like to rest awhile……
A] this silly little fly
B] I’ll snugly tuck you in
What are the character traits of the Spider?
The spider is very cunning. He lures the fly into his tarp by many ways. He asks the fly if he wants to eat or rest in his parlour, but when the fly says no, the spider doesn’t give up and mentions about the beauty of the fly. The fly after hearing the spiders words can’t stop thinking about herself and gets captured by the spider.
Write the meanings of the following a] Gauzy b] vain c] subtle d] dismal
a] thin and transparent
b] useless
c] faint
d] causing sadness
The spider’s web is being referred to as a parlour but later on as a den. Why do you thinks so?
The spider wants to trick the fly, so he calls his house a parlour. He wants his prey to thing that his house is comfortable so that they get tricked and he could feast on it’s prey. When the fly gets captured by the spider, the spider’s house is being refers to a den because the poet wants the readers to understand that his house isn’t so comfortable as it seems.
What are the 2 Figures of speech which are being used in the peon spider and the fly?
Simile and Metaphor
