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Meaning Of The Moth And Spider By Robert Frost

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The poem begins with describing a “dimpled”, “fat”, and “white.” Dimpled means small. Usually spiders are described as big and scary. Also white symbolizes innocence. Here frost has opened a new perspective by describing the spider the way he did. “Heal-all” means a common flower that is supposed to heal. The flower is white as well and the spider is sitting on it about to eat a moth. Frost uses the word “rigid” to describe the satin cloth. Rigid is defined as hard. Using the word rigid reflects that the moth is probably now dead. Also “blight” means damaged. “Assorted characters” make it seem like it was set up for the moth and spider to meet. Line 5 of the poem is seen as sarcastic. “Ready to begin” means the moth and spider were bound to
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