... flew into the spider's legs and died on impact, but it also could imply that the moth is similar to a prisoner of war. The implied personification of the spider, moth, and flower becomes obvious in line four, as Frost calls the three "characters of death and blight." A bit of ... creates imagery of going pale in death. This imagery is also reflected in line 13: "What but design of darkness to appall?" The definition of "appall" is to turn white with fear, and death and fear are typically associated with darkness. Frost is uncertain about the existence ... yet Frost finds a spider and a ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... one of the greatest American poets of his time, with works that cover themes varying from the reflection of human life situations in, and the personification of nature; to highly personal, personality driven poems. It is his ability to reach through his poems both the ordinary man and also a more ... description of the narrator and the fact that the feelings expressed by the person throughout the poem could pertain to either sex leave this question unresolved. For ease of writing I will refer to the narrator as being male. The theme of isolation and depression is enhanced by the use of l...

• Word Count: 1694
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: High School