A Noiseless Patient Spider
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A noiseless patient spider,
I mark’d where on a little promontory it stood isolated,
Mark’d how to explore the vacant vast surrounding,
It launch’d forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself,
Ever unreeling them, ever tirelessly speeding them.
And you O my soul where you stand,
Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space,
Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them,
Till the bridge you will need be form’d, till the ductile anchor hold,
Till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, O my soul.
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It stands for the spider.
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Patient -- works noiselessly and patiently
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isolated- alone in a corner, isolated,
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explore- to search ,to scan
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promontory--- high point of land standing out from the coast line
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produces filament.----producing filament
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Soul- stands detached and as well as surrounded
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Musing continuously;;; Human soul does this.idling
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Gossamer thread---- fine cob-web
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The soul also throws the gossamer thread.
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Soul_- surrounded and detached in measureless space.
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soul signifies ceaseless spiritual meditation.
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The words in alliteration:
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Forth, filament, filament, filament,
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Vacant/vast
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underlying theme of this poem.
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Walt Whitman describes a spider beginning to work on its web. It’s doing the trickiest, most uncertain part of the job: trying to lay down the first line. It’s shooting out lots of little strings, trying to get one of them to stick to something. Then, to let you know that this poem isn’t just about a spider, the speaker tells us that this is a metaphor for the soul, which also explores and tries to connect.
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Whitman focuses on this theme about as directly as he can. The first five lines are all about nature. He uses the spider as an example of how things work in the natural world. The second five lines are all about human life and emotions, and how they might compare to nature. By the end, the two worlds are tied together by this metaphor, and they become hard to pull apart.
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A noiseless patient spider,
I mark’d where on a little promontory it stood isolated,
Mark’d how to explore the vacant vast surrounding,
It launch’d forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself,
Ever unreeling them, ever tirelessly speeding them.
And you O my soul where you stand,
Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space,
Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them,
Till the bridge you will need be form’d, till the ductile anchor hold,
Till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, O my soul.
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It stands for the spider.
Patient -- works noiselessly and patiently
isolated- alone in a corner, isolated,
explore- to search ,to scan
promontory--- high point of land standing out from the coast line
produces filament.----producing filament
Soul- stands detached and as well as surrounded
Musing continuously;;; Human soul does this.idling
Gossamer thread---- fine cob-web
The soul also throws the gossamer thread.
Soul_- surrounded and detached in measureless space.
soul signifies ceaseless spiritual meditation.
The words in alliteration:
Forth, filament, filament, filament,
Vacant/vast
underlying theme of this poem.
Walt Whitman describes a spider beginning to work on its web. It’s doing the trickiest, most uncertain part of the job: trying to lay down the first line. It’s shooting out lots of little strings, trying to get one of them to stick to something. Then, to let you know that this poem isn’t just about a spider, the speaker tells us that this is a metaphor for the soul, which also explores and tries to connect.
Whitman focuses on this theme about as directly as he can. The first five lines are all about nature. He uses the spider as an example of how things work in the natural world. The second five lines are all about human life and emotions, and how they might compare to nature. By the end, the two worlds are tied together by this metaphor, and they become hard to pull apart.
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