Question

50 and went into his den, for well he knew the silly fly would soon be back again; so he wove a subtle web in a little corner sly, 55 and set his table ready to dine upon the fly. he went out to his door again, and merrily did sing, \come hither, hither, pretty fly, 60 with pearl and silver wing; your robes are green and purple, theres a crest upon your head; your eyes are like the diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead.\ 65 alas, alas! how very soon this silly little fly, hearing his wily, flattering words, came slowly flitting by; with buzzing wings she hung aloft, 70 then near and nearer drew— thought only of her brilliant eyes, and green and purple hue; thought only of her crested head— poor foolish thing! at last 75 up jumped the cunning spider, and fiercely held her fast. he dragged her up his winding stair, into his dismal den within his little parlor—but 80 she never came out again! and now, dear little children who may this story read, to idle, silly, flattering words, how does the figurative language in lines 61 - 64 impact the tone of the poem? it creates a confused tone. it creates a demanding tone. it creates a hardened tone. it creates a scheming tone.

Explanation:

In lines 61 - 64, the spider uses flattery (e.g., describing the fly’s wings, robes, eyes) to trick the fly. "Scheming" means planning a trick/deception. The spider’s figurative language (compliments) is part of a scheme to catch the fly, so it creates a scheming tone. Other options: "confused" (no confusion), "demanding" (spider is flattering, not demanding), "hardened" (tone is manipulative, not hardened) don’t fit.

Answer:

It creates a scheming tone