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Question
What is the poem about?
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Solution
The poem is about killing a tree.
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It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife Will do it.
Why does it take much time to kill a tree?
"The way into my parlour is up a winding stair,
And I’ve many curious things to show when you are there"
How can the fly reach the spider’s parlour?
"Oh no, no,” said the little Fly, “kind Sir, that cannot be,
I’ve heard what’s in your pantry, and I do not wish to see!"
Is the fly willing to enter the spider’s pantry?
"The Spider turned him round about, and went into his den,
For well he knew the silly Fly would soon come back again:"
Why was the spider sure that the fly would come back again?
"And now dear little children, who may this story read,
To idle, silly flattering words, I pray you ne’er give heed:"
Who does ‘I’ refer to?
River, river! Swelling river!
On you rush through rough and smooth;
What are the surfaces the river flow through?
Tending onward to the ocean,
Just like mortal prime.
What does the poet mean by ‘mortal prime’?
But I know no better spectacle,
Than a comet in full flight.
Who does 'I’ refer to?
There are rich folk, there are poor folk, who imagine they are wise,
And they're very quick to shatter all the little family ties.
What do the rich and poor folk imagine themselves to be?
There are some who seem to fancy that for gladness they must roam,
That for smiles that are the brightest they must wander far from home.
Why do they roam?
