The Spider And The Fly Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAABAB CCCDCD EEEFEF AAACAC GGGBGB HHHDHD IJJBIB KKKLKL MMMKMK NOOPOP| The sun shines bright the morning's fair | A |
| The gossamers float on the air | A |
| The dew gems twinkle in the glare | A |
| The spider's loom | B |
| Is closely plied with artful care | A |
| Even in my room | B |
| - | |
| See how she moves in zigzag line | C |
| And draws along her silken twine | C |
| Too soft for touch for sight too fine | C |
| Nicely cementing | D |
| And makes her polished drapery shine | C |
| The edge indenting | D |
| - | |
| Her silken ware is gaily spread | E |
| And now she weaves herself a bed | E |
| Where hiding all but just her head | E |
| She watching lies | F |
| For moths or gnats entangled spread | E |
| Or buzzing flies | F |
| - | |
| You cunning pest why forward dare | A |
| So near to lay your bloody snare | A |
| But you to kingly courts repair | A |
| With fell design | C |
| And spread with kindred courtiers there | A |
| Entangling twine | C |
| - | |
| Ah silly fly will you advance | G |
| I see you in the sunbeam dance | G |
| Attracted by the silken glance | G |
| In that dread loom | B |
| Or blindly led by fatal chance | G |
| To meet your doom | B |
| - | |
| Ah think not 'tis the velvet flue | H |
| Of hare or rabbit tempts your view | H |
| Or silken threads of dazzling hue | H |
| To ease your wing | D |
| The foaming savage couched for you | H |
| Is on the spring | D |
| - | |
| Entangled freed and yet again | I |
| You touch 'tis o'er that plaintive strain | J |
| That mournful buzz that struggle vain | J |
| Proclaim your doom | B |
| Up to the murderous den you're ta'en | I |
| Your bloody tomb | B |
| - | |
| So thoughtless youths will trifling play | K |
| With dangers on their giddy way | K |
| Or madly err in open day | K |
| Through passions fell | L |
| And fall though warned oft a prey | K |
| To death and hell | L |
| - | |
| But hark the fluttering leafy trees | M |
| Proclaim the gently swelling breeze | M |
| Whilst through my window by degrees | M |
| Its breathings play | K |
| The spider's web all tattered flees | M |
| Like thought away | K |
| - | |
| Thus worldlings lean on broken props | N |
| And idly weave their cobweb hopes | O |
| And hang o'er hell by spider's ropes | O |
| Whilst sins enthral | P |
| Affliction blows their joy elopes | O |
| And down they fall | P |
Patrick Bronte
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About The Spider And The Fly
The Spider And The Fly is a poem by Patrick Bronte. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about The Spider And The Fly poem by Patrick Bronte
Best Poems of Patrick Bronte