Any advice on how to memorize Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe?

Question

i have to memorize the first 12 lines of annabel lee for my LA class.
this iswhat i have to memorize:
It was many and many year ago in a kingdom by the sea,
that a maiden there lived whom you may know,
By the name of Annabel Lee.
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child, and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea:
but we loved with a love that was more than a love-
I and my Annabel Lee-
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.

Ok i know thats not a lot to memorize, but the wording is a little weird cuz its an old poem.
any advice on memorizing this?
btw- i have to write it all down tomorrow for a test.

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Answer 1

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Break it up into sections.

It was many and many year ago in a kingdom by the sea
that a maiden there lived whom you may know,
by the name of Annabel Lee

now memorize that ^ go on, it's not hard. Just sit down a few minutes and repeat it over and over.

Got that down? Okay, let's move on.

And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

Now do that. Got those 2 lines down? Now repeat your first 3 lines and add this.

Good job! You now have a stanza!

Moving on:

By the name of Annabel Lee.
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

Memorize it. If you have to, write it down, say it out loud, whatever you have to do. Now say the first stanza and add these lines on.

Awesome, you're almost done!!

By the name of Annabel Lee.
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

Now, here's the icing on the cake: Say it all? Can you do it? Sure you can! Just memorize these sections and keep building on them, and you'll look up and see you've got it down!

Good luck on your test! I hope this helps!

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this is how I memorize things.

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guess what?? :D
got an A+ on the test!!! thanks all of you, you REALLY helped me soooo much!!!

Answer 2

WHen i memorize something i ususally pick out one of my favorite songs and put (whatever i have to memorize) as the lyrics to the background music. It makes it funer. or you can try rapping it out...

Answer 3

you could try just writing [or typing] it over and over, if nothing else works. that's what I do, anyway.