ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Stones are like the ultimate go-to symbol for virtually every poet, artist, philosopher-you name it. The speaker uses it in “maggie and milly and molly and may” to symbolize the lonely world we live in that can feel both big and small at the same time.

Detailed explanation-2: -’maggie and milly and molly and may’ by E. E. Cummings is a short poem that briefly touches on the spectrum of emotional experiences. Through four young girls, the poet explores happiness, comfort, friendship, fear, and reflection.

Detailed explanation-3: -More specifically, the stone symbolizes that big picture of life and the world here, which can sometimes feel so small that we can hold it in our hand.