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Commentary on Design by Robert Frost.
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Commentary on Design This poem by Robert Frost is based on the idea that everything is governed by design. Design is a higher force of power that decides the way life goes and in this case, design decides that the spider kills the moth. In the beginning of the poem, a fat, white, dimpled spider is positioned on a white heal-all, which is a flower, holding up a dead moth. When Frost uses the word dimpled, he would be referring to the spider as young, immature, and innocent. This shows that the spider is not at fault for killing the moth since he is just following "Design". Frost also describes the flower as fat and white, just like a baby, both chubby and pale, gain, giving the reader a sense of innocence. Both the heal-all and moth are white, and in this case, the white color relays the idea of peace,...
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