Question

Which symbol in the poem represents Satan?
spider
wasp
venom
web

Answer 1

Upon a Spider Catching a Fly
by Edward Taylor

Thou sorrow, venom Elfe:
Is this thy play,
To spin a web out of thyselfe
To Catch a Fly?
For Why?

I saw a pettish wasp
Fall foule therein:
Whom yet thy Whorle pins did not clasp
Lest he should fling
His sting.

But as affraid, remote
Didst stand hereat,
And with thy little fingers stroke
And gently tap
His back.

Thus gently him didst treate
Lest he should pet,
And in a froppish, aspish heate
Should greatly fret
Thy net.

Whereas the silly Fly,
Caught by its leg
Thou by the throate tookst hastily
And 'hinde the head
Bite Dead.

This goes to pot, that not
Nature doth call.
Strive not above what strength hath got,
Lest in the brawle
Thou fall.

This Frey seems thus to us.
Hells Spider gets
His intrails spun to whip Cords thus
And wove to nets
And sets.

To tangle Adams race
In's stratigems
To their Destructions, spoil'd, made base
By venom things,
Damn'd Sins.

But mighty, Gracious Lord
Communicate
Thy Grace to breake the Cord, afford
Us Glorys Gate
And State.

We'l Nightingaile sing like
When pearcht on high
In Glories Cage, thy glory, bright,
And thankfully,
For joy.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Taylor was a 17th century Puritan minister who left England to find religious freedom in America. He differed with most other Puritans in that his writings, including his poetry, often depicted God as loving and forgiving rather than punishing and wrathful. The poem is symbolic. The "silly fly" is the sinner; the spider ("Hell's spider") is, of course, Satan; the wasp is the "saved" person who has the strength to escape the web. A few archaic words: "whorl" (or "whorle") in line 8 = a flywheel, in this case, the spider's legs. "Pet" = take offense. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

poem by Edward taylor

Answer 5

How does the allusion to Adam influence the poem?
It conveys the philosophical aspect of life.
It takes the reader back in time.
It makes the connection convincing.
It refers to God’s will and power.

Answer 6

same passage

Answer 7

"In "Upon a Spider Catching a Fly" Edward Taylor portrayed the "dance of death" between a spider, a fly, and a wasp. The poem symbolizes the human predicament: the sinner (the "silly fly") risks being caught by Satan ("Hell's spider"), while the person who is saved (the wasp) has the strength to escape Satan's web." so A

Answer 8

is it really?

Answer 9

@shinebrightlikeadimon what do you think

Answer 10

i don't know im so sorry