The Spider and the Fly
By Mary Howitt Illustrated by Tony Diterlizzi
Genre And Authors Purpose
The genre of my story if fictional poem. I know this because spiders and fly's cant talk. The author is trying to entertain you. I know this because this book is funny and it does not tell facts or it is not trying to get you to do something.
Point Of View
The point of view of my story is third person. I know this because it does not use me, my and I. It uses said the spider, said the fly, him her and it.
Interesting Vocabulary
I seen some vocabulary I have never seen in my life. One vocab word I seen is subtle. Subtle means not obvious. Another vocab word is merrily. Merrily means in a merry manner ; laughing. My last vocab word is canning. Canning means clever in deceiving.
Examples Of Figurative Language
This story has a lot of figurative language. One figurative language is rhyme. A word in the story that rhymes is fly and spy. In the story it says " Will you go walk into my parlor?" The spider said to the fly. Tis the prettiest parlor that you ever did spy. This story also has personification. I know this because spiders and flys can't talk.this story also has repetition. I know this because the fly kept saying " Oh no, no."
Summary
The spider was trying to trick the fly into coming into the parlor so he can eat her. The plan worked and the fly turned into a ghost.
Evaluation Mood/Tone
I think it was scary. I think this because when he captured her he ate her. He asked her to stay for dinner. She said yes and when she did she got caught in his web and the spider ate her