Poems of Times to Remember

I put together Poems to Memorize as an EPUB ebook containing all the and I couldn't remember the last time I'd sat on the sofa and read an.
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Why not learn some poetry off by heart? I've never forgotten a story my mother told me. She illustrates, and sometimes writes, children's books. In she illustrated Realms of Gold: Myths and Legends from Around the World written by Ann Pilling, and a fine book, though now out of print. Once she was out walking with a friend and mentioned that she was working on this book.

Remember Poem by Christina Georgina Rossetti - Poem Hunter

When she heard mentioned the title, the friend launched into a recitation of a poem, doing the whole thing from heart. Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands have I been Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-brow'd Homer ruled as his demesne; Yet did I never breathe its pure serene Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold:.

Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes He star'd at the Pacific—and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise— Silent, upon a peak in Darien. The Guardian published a history and analysis of the poem that explains the background of the poem, why Keats wrote it, and what it's about. Imagine, having all that at your disposal! My mother's friend was Scottish and had grown up there in the forties and fifties, with a very different education than I'd had.

I'd never had to memorize a poem. I'd never had to read Keats. My knowledge of poetry was pitiful. My secret memorization technique? I printed it off, laminated the paper, and stuck it up in my shower. I started by repeating the first two lines, several times, until I thought I knew them.

Memorize Poetry? Why?

I'd repeat them through the day. The next day, I added two more lines. Because it rhymed, it was easier than I'd thought, but it was non-trivial: I often had to check a copy I carried with me.


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But soon I had it all in my head. Having the poem at my instant recall like that was an incredible experience.

I could pull up a line or two whenever I needed it, to add a rhetorical flourish into my conversation. Knowing it so well I began to understand it more, to live with it, and the more it became a part of me, the more appreciation I had for it. It's an astounding poem. A character in Ian McEwan's novel Saturday recites it from heart, which when I read the book seemed like an impossible task, but eventually I learned it.

This poem is so sad. She experienced torment, and thought her children that we are slaves to our suffering.

In Memory Poems

He spent the rest of his life, trying to heal his father's pain It seems the same fate befell Charles and that he drank because he couldn't understand what was attacking him from within. Your browser does not support the audio element. A Smile To Remember. Remember , Christina Georgina Rossetti 3. I Remember , Stevie Smith 6. Body Remember , Constantine P. Because I Do , Mariah Williams 8.

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