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And oh! the silly flies
The stumble into his net—
With all those eyes!
Line 13: “The tigerish claws he has!”
Line 14: “And oh! the silly flies”
Line 15: “The stumble into his net—”
Line 16: “With all those eyes!”
Summary of Stanza 4
“The tigerish claws he has!”
(Magnification makes the spider’s claws look fierce and powerful.)
“And oh! the silly flies”
(The speaker reacts with amused surprise to the flies.)
“The stumble into his net—”
(The flies blunder into the spider’s web.)
“With all those eyes!”
(The speaker is amazed that the many-eyed flies still get trapped.)
Overall meaning: Magnification makes the spider look fierce and the flies comic, mixing wonder with humour.
