Diction regards correctness clearness and effectiveness. Edwards presents his ideas in abstract manner, by comparing man to a spider. Whitman uses abstract language, as well, in which he speaks of a spider and the universal soul. Both are connected, as the spider has a soul. Edwards uses monosyllables, while Whitman uses polysyllables. Both Edwards and Whitman use connotations to signify interesting connections from one unrelated concept to another. Edwards speaks of a God that holds one over a pit of hell. He compares this to a man holding an insect, such as a spider, over fire.