The fly, being smart, did not fall into his trap and paid no heed to his invitations saying that she knew those who went with the spider, ne’er come down. He then goes on to describe his parlour to the fly by saying it has a winding stair and on top has many curious things. In the first stanza, the spider, very politely, asks the fly whether she will walk into his parlour, which he claims to be the prettiest little parlour the fly ever saw. “Oh no, no,” said the little Fly, “to ask me is in vain,įor who goes up your winding stair can ne’er come down again.” The way into my parlour is up a winding stair,Īnd I have many curious things to show you when you are there.” “ ‘Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever did you spy Stanza 1 “Will you walk into my parlour?” said the Spider to the Fly, ![]() She personifies man as the spider and woman as the fly and talks about how innocent women are to the sweet talks of men and that they should be more cautious. In the poem, “The Spider and the Fly”, written by Mary Howitt, the poet talks through metaphors (hidden meanings) about how a spider can put a fly under its spell by being polite and sweet.
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