Spider and the Fly: What is the spider's tactic in the first three stanzas of the poem to trap the Fly.
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The spider flatters the fly to trap her into his parlor, and the fly is never seen again. While the fly at first rejects the spider's offers of food and comfort, she is tricked when he flatters her appearance. The poem ends with the speaker addressing the readers, telling them to never fall victim to flattery.
In stanza one, the spider does its best to entice the fly into its parlor with the promise of pretty things to see. The fly refuses and says it will never visit, because it knows whoever goes there is never seen again.
In stanza two, the spider tries a different tactic, offering the fly a pretty and comfortable place to sleep. Again, the fly refuses, citing the disappearance of others who have accepted this offer.
In stanza three, the spider asks what it can do to prove its motives are pure; it offers lovely food to the fly, but once again, the fly refuses, saying it has heard about the spider's pantry and isn't interested.
In stanza four, the spider tries to flatter the fly by praising its appearance and inviting it in to look into a mirror. Though flattered, the fly refuses—but leaves the door open a bit by implying "some other time."
In stanza five, the spider knows it has won and begins preparations to feast on the fly. After setting a clever trap, it again appeals to the fly's vanity and praises its beauty compared to the spider's less appealing appearance.
In stanza six, the vain fly comes by to hear more blandishments about its beauty, and the spider strikes, taking the fly into its parlor, from which it never emerges.
In stanza seven, the narrator speaks directly to readers with an imperative: never fall for the flattery of a predator—learn from this fable of the spider and the fly.
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