Why does fulghum use a common spider to convey his message?

And that's poem by ruskin bond what does the use of the word heartbeat suggest about the narrator's attitude towards life

The empire state building was a.constructed by one hundred workers. b.was first lit up by president roosevelt. c.has more than one hundred stories. d took several years to complete.

In the poem i felt a funeral, in my brain, what rhyme scheme does the poet use and how does it contribute to the poem?