Upon A Spider Catching A Fly: A Comparison with The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt

"Upon a Spider Catching a Fly" by Edward Taylor is an allegory warning readers of the pitfalls of evil. Taylor (1642-1729) was a Christian Puritan minister and poet whose sermons and poems centered on righteous living. Puritans were known for their religious devotion and fear of Satan lingering around every corner. In his poem, Taylor uses the image of a spider catching a fly to represent Satan and his schemes to entrap men in sin.

Upon A Spider Catching A Fly Literary Devices

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A literary conceit compares two unlike things that a person might not normally put together. In this poem, Edward Taylor creates a conceit not so much when he compares a spider to Satan but more so when he compares a person of strong Christian faith to a wasp. 2ff7e9595c