Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Which character do you identify most with in the poem and why? Which one is a bit harder to relate to? What do you think these observations say about you?
- What's the effect of the speaker's simple rhymes and childlike tone? Would the poem sound any different with a more sophisticated approach?
- Why does the speaker claim that we find ourselves in the sea? What can the sea teach us about the world and our own lives?
- How can a stone be small and large at the same time? What's the point of the similes in line 10?
- Can you sum up each character's experience in one word? Go ahead and give it a try (maggie's is (x); milly's is (y), etc., etc.).