Little Miss Muffet

Little Miss Muffet
by Mother Goose

Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey;
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her,
And frightened Miss Muffet away.

Summary of Little Miss Muffet
Popularity of the poem “Little Miss Muffet”: Mother Goose, a famous imaginary author of French fairy tales and nursery rhymes, wrote this famous nursery rhyme. It was first published in 1805. The poem is about a little girl who's afraid of spiders? There are also a couple of urban legends based on the rhyme. Similar to most rhymes, it has no fixed origin. This rhyme is taught to preschool children in most countries.
“Little Miss Muffet”, representing fear: Miss Muffet, a young girl, sits on a buffet to enjoy her lovely food. A buffet could be a lump of grass or hay. Suddenly a spider appears and runs away. Some believe that Thomas Muffet studied insects. He had a lot of spiders in his lab to experiment with. The little girl ran away, abandoned her meal, and was afraid of a spider from her father's collection. Some believe the story relates to Mary, Queen of Scott. She was afraid of the religious reformer John Knox. However, the first interpretation is widely accepted.
Most important themes in “Little Miss Muffet”: Fear and innocence are the main themes of this poem. The girl in the poem represents a carefree childhood. She sits wherever she sits and finds a place to enjoy her delicious food. When a spider shows up and steals its joy, it escapes the scene. There is no profound meaning or direct themes in the rhyme. Readers can only understand that sometimes the smallest of creatures, spiders, can cause fear. Some spiders are known to be dangerous and poisonous. Perhaps that's why she is rushing to save herself from the bite of the spider.
Analysis of the literary devices in Little Miss Muffet
Literary devices are tools used by writers and poets to convey their emotions, feelings and ideas to readers. Mother Goose also used some literary devices in this rhyme. Analysis of some of the literary devices used in this poem has been given below.

Images: Images are used to make readers perceive things with their five senses. For example, "Eating their curd and whey", who sat next to them, and "A spider came along".
Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of consonants in quick succession on the same line. For example the tone of / m / in “Little Miss Muffet”.
Assonance: An assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds on the same line. For example, the / i / sound in "Little Miss Muffet."
Consonance: Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds on the same line. For example, the / n / sound in "And scared Miss Muffet" and / r / in "Eating her curd and her whey."
Symbolism: Symbolism is a use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal meanings. Spider symbolizes danger.
Enjambment: It is defined as a thought in verse that does not end in a line break; instead, continue on to the next verse. For example,
"Little Miss Muffet
sat on a tuffet,
Eating curds and buttermilk."

Analysis of the poetic resources used in "Little Miss Muffet"
are used only in poetry. Here is the analysis of some of the poetic devices used in this rhyme.

Strophe: A stanza is a poetic form of a few lines. There is only one stanza of six lines in this poem. The poem follows the ABAB rhyme scheme and this pattern continues through to the end.
Endreim: Ending rhyme is used to make the verse melodious. The poet used end rhyme in this poem. For example "Muffet / Tuffet", "Molke / away" and "her / spider".
Quotes used
The following lines are useful for teaching phonics to children. Repeating consonant and vowel tones will help them learn proper pronunciation. You can even use the rhyme to start the storytime.

Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a Tuffet,
Seat their curd and whey;
Along came a spider,
Who sat next to her,
And startled Miss Muffet away.
Little Jack Horner London