Question

Imagine that you have chosen to memorize and recite Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18.”

What is the first step you should take once you have chosen a poem to memorize?


What is a good memorizing strategy to use for this poem?

Answer 1

shall I compare thee to a summer's day ?

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ- shakespeare

• Sonnet XVIII is a love poem written by shakespeare where he talks fair of the youth's eternal beauty .
• In order to memorize the sonnet or any poem , remember how many lines it is consist of ,for instance,a sonnet consists of 14 lines .
• while memorising the poem,one must remember the rhyming scheme to make it easier to learn.
• also ,in order to memorize a poem,make sure to learn the lines in pieces e.g. memorize a short part then next and so on .
• once fully memorized ,one must try to lyrically sing out the poem to form a rhythmic sensation in mind so it can be remembered for a long time.