explain the poem the sparrows nest by MARY BOTHAM HOWITT
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Tone of “The spider and the Fly” by Mary Botham Howitt
“The spider and the fly” is a fable written by Mary Botham Howitt. The predominant tone of the poem is one of flattery and deception. This poem tells the story of a cunning spider who entices a little fly with his tricky words to fall into his trap. This fable depicts a very prominent and common folly of human beings- the flaw of being easily convinced by false flattery. In this poem, the cunning spider employs a number of ways to allure the fly into his home. He cordially invites the fly into his ‘parlour’ to show her pretty things, offers her a comfortable bed and good food to eat. Failing to tempt the fly with all these, the spider uses the strongest weapon he has that is sure to take her down. He indulges in fake flattery of the fly. The traps the naive fly through the seduction of flattery. No matter how dedicated the fly was about not entering the spider’s evil trap, she succumbed in the end as the spider artfully deceives her to step into his home.
The fly repeatedly states that she does not intend to see this home as she has heard the tales of the victims that were subjected to his evilness and cruelty. However, being an exceptionally good predator with a lot of experience, the spider is sure that the fly will definitely melt at his false praises. He exclaims- “How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!” He also says that he wishes to make the fly aware of her own beauty by offering her a looking-glass to look at herself and appreciate her own beauty. The fly becomes softer on this suggestion and thanks to the cunning fly. However, her vanity and foolishness become the end for her. The poet warns and advises people not to pay heed to false flattery and enticements and learn from the fly’s mistake. This tone of falsehood, deception, and meanness that the poem embodies is also representative of the miseries of the beings that are silly enough to fall for that evilness.
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The Sparrows Nest" is a lyric poem written by William Wordsworth at Town End, Grasmere, in 1801. ... The poem is a moving tribute to Wordsworth's sister Dorothy, recalling their early childhood together in Cockermouth before they were separated following their mother's death in 1778 when he was barely eight years old.