Curious
Stuck in my head right now, for unfathomable reason, is this poem by Jack Prelutsky:
Nine mice on tiny tricycles were riding on the ice.
They rode in spite of warning signs, they rode despite advice.
The signs were right, the ice was thin.
In half a trice the mice fell in,
And from their heads down to their toes,
Those mice entirely froze.Nine mindless mice, who paid the price,
Are thawing slowly by the ice.
Still sitting on their tricycles;
Nine white and shiny micicles!
I like it, but is it a little scary that I remember a whole poem I never consciously memorized?
November 11th, 2005 at 7:18 pm
Yes.
November 11th, 2005 at 8:11 pm
Ditto.
November 14th, 2005 at 11:52 pm
No! The fact that the poem has a rhyme scheme and a rhythm aids you in memorizing the poem. So, even if you’ve heard it a few times, you still get the rhythm and can fill in the words if they are predictable.