Hello, dear readers of Valery Kharlamov’s blog! Ahead of the celebration, but you just can not remember the text of the congratulations? Or did you want to surprise your beloved by declaring the classics, but forgot where to start? Methods aimed at how to learn a verse in 5 minutes are relevant not only for schoolchildren, but also in the everyday life of absolutely any person.
Step by step guide
- To begin with, you should very carefully read the poem that you want to learn by heart. Try to capture its essence, the main theme, what exactly the author wanted to convey, listen to yourself what feelings it evokes in you, and be sure to mentally build a chronology of the actions and events described in it. It is worth reading at least 5 times, slowly, thinking about each word.
- Now decompose the whole poem into small parts, two lines at a time, no more. Then say out loud the first line, then the next, and them together. And so do with the remaining lines, as needed, as soon as you remember the previous ones, add the next ones until your verse is over. This technique makes it easy to remember the necessary text.
- Read it 3 more times in its entirety. Improvise with intonation, play a little, it will add lightness and relaxation to such a serious matter.
- Take a break and take care of household chores, work issues. When 30 minutes have passed, try to retell what you have learned, then after another half an hour, and again. The more often you repeat, the more likely that the information will “go” to the long-term memory department, and even after a few years you will be able to surprise others with the declaration of poetry.
Methods
- Copy somewhere the poem you need to study, or even better, get a separate notebook where you will indicate all the material covered. Firstly, this is how visual memory is connected, it’s not in vain that at universities they are forced to write large abstracts, instead of distributing texts printed in advance. And, secondly, this way you can periodically look into the notebook to repeat everything that you devoted time to not so long ago. This method is used for absolutely any kind of information, no matter if you are fond of poetry, or decide to study all the formulas in physics.
- This method is great for creative people. Just connect your imagination while reading, come up with some associations related to the meaning of the text. Sketch out a figurative plan for each verse, clearly and vividly presenting it in pictures. To study too voluminous material, try creating a mind map, it will serve not only as a good cheat sheet, but also help to fix the main points visually. How to write it correctly, you can see here.
- This method may surprise you, but it is very effective, especially for studying material when there is absolutely no motivation and desire to even read it. This usually happens with schoolchildren when they are asked to learn a new verse in literature almost every other day. So, singing will be salvation. Yes, sing lines in the shower when you’re alone in a room or walking in the woods. Even in the process of learning, you can immediately apply this method.
- Go to the mirror and rehearse, looking at your reflection. Connect facial expressions, smile, imagining that there are a lot of spectators in front of you, and they are watching your game with admiration. Usually this technique is used when trying to learn oratory, it helps to find weaknesses and give confidence.
Recommendations
- Constantly keep your brain in good shape, develop your memory.
- It is very important that at the moment when you take the time to memorize the poem, it was quiet and nothing distracted you. Otherwise, in 5 minutes you definitely won’t be able to do it, and in general complicate the whole process for yourself. So turn off the sound on your phone and turn off the TV, or even better, get the so-called tomato, which we have read about in an article about time management.
- If you are better at hearing information, ask loved ones to read to you. As a last resort, you can use a voice recorder, up to the point that you will listen to it on the way to work, it is especially useful when you are stuck in traffic jams.
- Be sure to try to complete the entire memorization procedure before going to bed, your subconscious mind will catch the information and process it while you sleep. Therefore, in the morning you will quickly remember everything.
- Make a hint somewhere by writing down the word with which the first line begins. This is usually the most problematic place, but remembering the beginning, the rest will not be difficult to tell.
- You can try to memorize the necessary text while doing completely extraneous things in parallel. Your memory will catch the right pieces of information while you, say, put the house in order.
- Give yourself a setting to remember, then the success of your event will only increase.
- There is such a thing as reminiscence, that is, when you reproduce the material easily, without effort and repetition, over time, and usually after 2-3 days. Therefore, try to get the most out of this effect by paying attention to congratulations a couple of days before the celebration.
- Even if you have already declared the learned words about love, try to periodically return to them, retelling at least to yourself. This will help to fix the material for the longest possible time.
Conclusion
And that’s all for today, dear readers! Develop your memory, it is useful not only because it broadens your horizons, but also helps protect against Alzheimer’s disease, inattention and absent-mindedness. For more information about what types of memory exist, you can get from this article. Take care of yourself and loved ones, and please them with poetry!