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May 18, 2021 · Answer: The Spider, in the beginning, referred to its web as ‘parlour’ because the trap is in the starting stage and he tries to portray it with all the luxuries of life so as to entice the fly in order to provide respite from her tiresome life routine. But later, the narrator calls it a ‘den’ because spider built it well for a long time and now it was ready for the fly to be entrapped.
Style and Technique. PDF Cite. In “The Fly,” Mansfield typically uses a minimal amount of action in order to reveal human emotions. The real drama of the story involves a dialogue between two ...
The Fly as a Cat (Simile) The actions of the fly in ridding itself of ink are compared to those of "a minute cat." Over and under, over and under, went a leg along a wing, as the stone goes over and under the scythe. Then there was a pause, while the fly, seeming to stand on the tips of its toes, tried to expand first one wing and then the ...
Jayanta Kumar Maity Staff answered 5 years ago. The Spider refers to its web as a parlour from the very first line of the poem. “Will you walk into my parlour?”. Actually, “Walk into my parlour” or “Step into my parlour” has often been used as an aphorism to indicate a false offer of help or friendship which is actually a trap. That ...
- Allegory. An allegory is a story that is used to represent a more general message about real-life (historical) issues and/or events. It is typically an entire book, novel, play, etc.
- Alliteration. Alliteration is a series of words or phrases that all (or almost all) start with the same sound. These sounds are typically consonants to give more stress to that syllable.
- Allusion. Allusion is when an author makes an indirect reference to a figure, place, event, or idea originating from outside the text. Many allusions make reference to previous works of literature or art.
- Anachronism. An anachronism occurs when there is an (intentional) error in the chronology or timeline of a text. This could be a character who appears in a different time period than when he actually lived, or a technology that appears before it was invented.
In "The Fly" by Katherine Mansfield, the boss and Woodifield both lost sons during World War I. Now, six years later, Woodifield's daughters have traveled to Belgium to see the graves. The boss ...
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desperately to clamber out again. Help! Help! said those struggling legs. But the sides of the inkpot were wet and slippery; it fell back again and began to swim.
