The three main images that stood out to me in Frost's poem were the spider, the moth and the flower. All three images in the poem are given the color white, which is usually associated with purity and innocence. In this poem however, all three white objects are in an ominous setting. It is ironic that the spider, which usually has evil connotations attached to it is the color of purity. It is also very odd that a spider, which is normally black or some other dark color, is white. The second line of the poem mentions a white heal-all, which is referring to a white flower that is camouflaging the white spider. This heal-all flower symbolizes the good things in the world. A white moth, thinking it would be concealed by the whiteness of the heal-all flower is killed by a strangely colored spider already hidden in that flower. The color of the spider disguises its malice, causing it to fool the innocent moth into its demise. Frost associates the flower and the moth to the ingredients of a witches' broth, but in the poem, the spider is the witch. This shows further signs of darkness and despair. But the poem makes one think: is the spider really at fault? Yes, it is trying to devour the moth, which is awful for the moth, but the spider is merely trying to survive . In the second strophe, Frost asks his readers how it was possible for each object to be at the same place at the same time. It stresses that the timing was just too perfect and that there has to be some other sort of outwardly design that caused this to happen. To me, this meant that both design and the designer have flaws. Everything is made for a purpose. One of the moth's purposes' is to feed the spider and that's just the order of life. The poem brings light to the hidden evils of the world, and if one is not careful, he/she may get caught. The scene of the spider eating a moth may seem very trivial to a human but even the smallest things in the world have their own design and story.
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