*maggie+millie+molly+and+may


 * maggie and milly and molly and may - e.e. cummings**

maggie and milly and molly and may went down to the beach (to play one day)

and maggie discovered a shell that sang so sweetly she couldn’t remember her troubles, and

milly befriended a stranded star whose rays five languid fingers were;

and molly was chased by a horrible thing which raced sideways while blowing bubbles: and

may came home with a smooth round stone as small as a world and as large as alone.

For whatever we lose(like a you or a me) it’s always ourselves we find in the sea

What do each of the characters (girls) represent? What do each of the objects that are discovered represent about the world?

What is the effect of Cummings's use of alliteration? Which element or poetic device has the greatest effect? Rhyme? alliteration? structure? Theme:

Go find another poem that is similar to maggie and milly and molly and may. Compare and contrast the two poems.