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How does the use of alliteration in these lines influence the reader's emotions?

and maggie discovered a shell that sang
so sweetly she couldn't remember her troubles, and
(from \"Maggie and Milly and Molly and May\" by E. E. Cummings)

A. It creates a mental image of the seashore.
B. It gives a musical effect to the singing shell.
C. It emphasizes the sweetness of the song.
D. It describes how Maggie forgot her troubles.

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It would be possible to answer if you've attached the poem. But I think I know the right answer. It's D. It describes how Maggie forgot her troubles.
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