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To see a World in a Grain of SandAnd a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
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By heart
Learn a poem by heart.
Stanza by stanza, with more words hidden as you remember more. And just as it starts to slip, the trainer reminds you to review it.
Find any poem and tap “Learn by heart”.
How the trainer works
1
Get to know it
Read a short summary, then read the poem aloud once, slowly.
2
Fill the gaps
Each stanza has three levels: a few words hidden, then most of them, then whole lines.
3
Come back
The trainer tells you when to review, just as the poem starts to fade. That's spaced repetition.
The Poemship trainer helps you learn a poem by heart in a few short sessions. You read the text stanza by stanza while the trainer gradually hides the words: first just a few, then almost all of them — until you can recite the whole poem from memory.
So that what you have learned does not fade, the trainer tells you when it is time to review a poem: spaced repetition fixes the text in long-term memory.
Memorizing poetry trains memory and attention, gives you new words and images, and builds confidence for performances and exams. Start with a short poem — the first session takes about ten minutes.
Short poems to start with
The fairest Home I ever knew
The fairest Home I ever knewWas founded in an Hour
Learn itEpitaphs
The weight of misfortune has stooped my shouldersBut I don’t intend to stop for a good while yet;
Learn itConsulting summer's clock,
Consulting summer's clock,But half the hours remain.
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Step-by-step learning, voice recordings you can share, and review reminders.
In the app
Record yourselfListen back and hear where you stumble.
Share your recitalSend friends a link so they can hear you recite the poem.
Gentle remindersA nudge when a poem is due for review.