The poem "maggie and milly and molly and may" by E.E. Cumming is an example of a lyric poem
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 befriend 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 as mooth round stone
as small as a world and as large as alone.
for whatever we lose(like a you or me)
it's always ourselves we find in the sea
TASK:
1. In your OWN words, what is a lyric poem?
2. Find an example of a lyric poem and label these poetic devices: alliteration, personfications, simile, metaphor, rhyme scheme, imagery, onomatopoeia.
3. What is the speaker/poet trying to say?
4. What is the theme of the poem?
5. Why did you choose this poem?
6. Write a lyric poem of your own: http://www.ehow.com/how_2218349_write-lyric-poetry.html
NOTE: set your lyric poem to music.
