Design+by+Robert+Frost

=​Design(Poem) by Robert Frost=

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//I found a dimpled spider, fat and white, On a white heal-all, holding up a moth Like a white piece of rigid satin cloth-- Assorted characters of death and blight Mixed ready to begin the morning right, Like the ingredients of a witches' broth-- A snow-drop spider, a flower like a froth, And dead wings carried like a paper kite.//=====

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//What had that flower to do with being white, The wayside blue and innocent heal-all? What brought the kindred spider to that height, Then steered the white moth thither in the night? What but design of darkness to appall?--If design govern in a thing so small.//====== =Analysis:=

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In this frightening poem, the poet questions some of our most basic beliefs about God. Firstly, Frost chooses to accurately describe a picture, possibly a scene he saw in one of his country walks, and then asks a series of philosophical questions, without expecting any answers. The picture the poet describes is of a “fat and white” spider which probably has finished a meal and is on a heal-all flower holding up a moth, which probably it will later consume. Frost compares these three ‘characters’ to a witches ingredients, ready to begin their rite (a pun for “right” in line 5). From here on, we can start seeing the disgust of the poet.======

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Frost chooses to use only a small number of words in the poem. These are mostly simple and this helps make the poem easier to follow. Especially in the first stanza, the diction used consists of a lot of adjectives and this greatly aids the reader to create a mental picture of the scene. Then in the second stanza the poet’s use of language becomes emotional when he is asking the questions. A climax is reached in line thirteen and fourteen:===== “What brought the kindred spider to that height. Then steered the white moth thither in the night?” Certainly, the poem makes impressive use of imagery. Frost uses the heal-all (which has an ironic name in the poem, because although it is a medicinal flower, death occurs on it), the spider and moth to symbolise how life works. Note all of these are described as white and this symbolises their innocence in the whole affair. Also, in order to help create a mental picture, the poet also makes use of similes “dead wings carried like a paper kite”. Furthermore, here both “wings” and “kite” suggest the idea of flight however the image of white “dead wings” moves toward paradox. =My opinion of this poem:=

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I believe that this poem talks about how everything is designed by the hand of God with different roles and objectives to help maintain the lifestyles and the biodiversity of the world. in the poem, Robert Frost shows us an example of how God creates living things with roles and objectives through the relationships and roles between the plant, the spider, and the moth. in this poem, the plant is referred to as the healing plant, and has the role healing the moth which has been injured by the spider.=====