Why do anansi’s friends stretch his legs out

And so it was that all eight of Anansi's legs were attached to different cooking pots by long lengths of web. The greedy spider simply could not resist tricking each of his friends so that he might eat from every pot while avoiding any chores along the way.

Explanation:

1.the hosts on two opposing mountains stood,  

2.thick as the foliage of the waving wood;  

3.between them an extensive valley lay,  

4.o'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day,  

5.when from the camp of the philistine foes,

6. dreadful to view, a mighty warrior rose; in the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,

i think the literacy device is "it's frozen head"