The Noiseless Patient Spider

This poem is written in free verse, which is in a way symbolic of the theme of the story. The author alludes to the fact that humans struggle to find something that they can connect and hold on to. The spider contradicts what we as humans have a difficult time doing, it is persistent and not intimidated by its overwhelming surroundings. The speaker of the poem represents the author's true feelings and he is addressing his soul. Repetition is used to emphasize the word, "filament," which means a thin thread. Although the spider can only spin thin thread, it ends up building a large web because of its pesistence. Aliteration was also incorporated into this poem, for example: "vacant vast" and "seeking the spheres."