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Feb. 13th, 2015
In the poem, A Noiseless Spider by Walt Whitman, my interpretation was that he was comparing the spider o a humans soul. Throughout this poem the spider goes on a journey from a high ledge and then launches into a new adventure.
I found a lot of symbolism throughout this poem one being the ledge the spider was on. Whitman uses the descriptive diction, "promontory" to describe the ledge the spider was on. Promontory is a high land that stands over a large body of water. To a spider, water could be a scary factor. Just like water is to spiders, overcoming a problem in a persons life is a massive accomplishment. The spider looks over the large cliff and is described as isolated, as when any people face problems they feel as if they are alone too. In the first stanza it is comparing the spiders surroundings and actions to that of a human when it is having problems in life.
When you begin the second stanza you start to get the sense of the comparison to the human soul a the author starts to stat "O My Soul". Whitman slowly describes the spider with words that also apply to that of a humans soul searching for answers. The diction "surrounded, detached, ..." are words that are very common to people who are facing problems. As many people are surrounded by advice but don't know how to use it, and detached from society because of the problem. The spider on the cliff was facing problems moving to his next step and so are some people in life. The spider seeks for an answer to his problem by forming a bridge to his next move, just as a person should do. Lastly the spider flings himself to catch something, hoping that every person take their problem and use it as an incentive to do something about it and stop it.
Feb. 13th, 2015
In the poem, A Noiseless Spider by Walt Whitman, my interpretation was that he was comparing the spider o a humans soul. Throughout this poem the spider goes on a journey from a high ledge and then launches into a new adventure.
I found a lot of symbolism throughout this poem one being the ledge the spider was on. Whitman uses the descriptive diction, "promontory" to describe the ledge the spider was on. Promontory is a high land that stands over a large body of water. To a spider, water could be a scary factor. Just like water is to spiders, overcoming a problem in a persons life is a massive accomplishment. The spider looks over the large cliff and is described as isolated, as when any people face problems they feel as if they are alone too. In the first stanza it is comparing the spiders surroundings and actions to that of a human when it is having problems in life.
When you begin the second stanza you start to get the sense of the comparison to the human soul a the author starts to stat "O My Soul". Whitman slowly describes the spider with words that also apply to that of a humans soul searching for answers. The diction "surrounded, detached, ..." are words that are very common to people who are facing problems. As many people are surrounded by advice but don't know how to use it, and detached from society because of the problem. The spider on the cliff was facing problems moving to his next step and so are some people in life. The spider seeks for an answer to his problem by forming a bridge to his next move, just as a person should do. Lastly the spider flings himself to catch something, hoping that every person take their problem and use it as an incentive to do something about it and stop it.