Question

a noiseless patient spider
by walt whitman
a noiseless patient spider,
i mark’d where on a little promontory it stood isolated,
mark’d how to explore the vacant vast surrounding,
it launch’d forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself,
ever unreeling them, ever tirelessly speeding them.
and you o my soul where you stand,
surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space,
ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them,
till the bridge you will need be form’d, till the ductile anchor hold,
till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, o my soul.

1. in what ways are these two things alike?

• they both are invisible
• they both make connections
• they are both scary

Explanation:

In the poem "A Noiseless Patient Spider", the spider launches filaments to connect, and the soul is seeking to connect spheres. The first option (invisible) doesn't fit as the spider is visible. The third option (scary) is not a theme. The second option matches the connection - making action of both the spider (filaments) and the soul (seeking to connect spheres).

Answer:

The correct option is: They both make connections