Memorize 10 poems

I have now officially memorized The Raven. I’m going to work on my “Memorize 100 Chapters of the Bible” goal for a little while before I come back to this one and start on Paul Revere’s Ride.

I know 12 of the 18 stanzas!

Seriously, people, this is a really easy poem to memorize. It takes me about ten minutes to memorize three stanzas, and then I review everything I know throughout the day, and when I feel like I’m ready, I take ten minutes and memorize three more stanzas. I quote at work and in the shower and before I go to bed and as I eat and whenever I think of it. I should be done with this by the end of this coming week.

I can quote half of The Raven!

(haha, that’s a pun, get it? Quote? Quote the Raven? Haha!)

Today I started memorizing The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. Wow, it’s just fun. His rhythmic and rhyming schemes make it a joy to memorize. I had started memorizing it once a few years ago, so I was already a little familiar with the first few stanzas. I have the first six stanzas memorized as of today. So far I’m not setting down any time-specific goals on this poem. I just want to have fun with it.

There are eighteen stanzas. I’m 1/3 of the way done! Woohoo!

Okay, I reviewed 10 Bible chapters I’d already memorized (see my goal to memorize 100 chapters of the Bible.) I am now going to memorize The Raven for a little break. My memorizing goals for the next week are:

-Keep reviewing Ruth and Hebrews 1-6
-Quote Ruth and Hebrews 1-6 to someone
-Start memorizing The Raven

Whew! It’s sure been a long time since I’ve even looked at this goal.

Hm.

Okay, here’s the plan. Since I’m already memorizing/reviewing so much Scripture (see my goal to Memorize 100 chapters of the Bible), I’ll try to memorize 1 poem for every 10 chapters of the Bible I memorize. So, when I complete my goal to review Hebrews and Ruth, I’ll work on the Raven. The aforementioned reviewing goal will take place this Thursday. I’m guessing work on The Raven will start the week after, depending on how much homework I have. Okay!

Okay. Here are a few I’m planning on doing, just because I am familiar with all of them or have memorized them at some point in my life.

1. The Raven

2. Paul Revere’s Ride

3. The Highwayman

4. If

5. The King’s Breakfast

6. Jabberwocky

7. We Are Seven

8. The Lady of Shalott

9. The Night Before Christmas