Question

(b) 'Sweet creature!' said the spider, you're witty and you're wise,
How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!
I have a little looking-glass upon my parlour shelf,
If you'll step in one moment, dear, you shall behold yourself.'
(i) Who is this 'sweet creature'?
(ii) Why is the speaker praising her so much?
(iii) Do you think this creature is really 'wise?
Why or Why not?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.spider

2.i have a little glass upon parlour shelf

3. yes because witty and wise

Answer 2

Question:

(b) 'Sweet creature!' said the spider, you're witty and you're wise,

How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!

I have a little looking-glass upon my parlour shelf,

If you'll step in one moment, dear, you shall behold yourself.'

(i) Who is this 'sweet creature'?

(ii) Why is the speaker praising her so much?

(iii) Do you think this creature is really 'wise?

Why or Why not?​

Answer:

(i)Ans:

          In the poem, "The spider and the fly", composed by Mary Howitt, the 'fly' is said to be as the sweet creature. In this poem, the opportunists and evil spider used the word, "sweet creature", as a praiseworthy to the fly.

(ii)Ans:

         The speaker, the spider, was praising the fly so much to fill up his apetite. He was praising her for a long time and viewing his fake atmost care on the fly that's why the fly would be agreed to go to his parlour for a rest. As a result the fly would get trapped to the parlour and the spider could fulfil his desire of apetite by the fly.

(iii)Ans:

          No, I don't think that the fly was wise at all.

If the fly would be wise then she would never go to the parlour of the spider that may be the spider would praise the fly. Afterall the spiders are the inborn foe to the flies. And anyone should have to doubt when an enemy suddenly praises other enemy and there might be some evil reasons behind it interms of revange. And if the fly would go though she would have to reject the proposal to sit on the parlour of the spider and to take rest over it because, a spider generally catches its prey on its parlour.