Hawks Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I figure you all have had to memorize something for school or whatever at some point. So what's the best way you've figured out how to do it? I have two weeks to finish memorizing 'To be or not to be' and I've got the first six-seven lines or so. :P So instead of just memorizing I'm posting on TIF. :roll: Anyway any random advice/suggestions you'd have would be useful. To be or not to be, that is the questionWhether 'tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortuneOr to take arms against a sea of troublesAnd by opposing, end them. To sleep: to die;No more. And by a [something I don't remember; sleep?] to say we endThe heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to. Tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish'd. To sleep; to die [?]something something tsometihieng. I have the soliloquy written in five line stanzas on notecards in my planner. I stare at them randomly during class and whatnot. There is probably a way better/more effective way. sig by Soa.....tip.it times.....art & mediadeviantart/flickr/last.fm/steam/twitter/tumblr/youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElkNight Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 When I had to memorize a poem for English I read the first line. Looked away and repeated it.Then read first two lines looked away and repeated them, continued this till I was done with the poem. I did that 2 times and I had it completely memorize.I could also recite it for months afterward as well. 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Well everyone works in very different ways so it's hard to give you tips. Personally, I tend to work on one line at a time. Your brain can more easily memorize groups of words than a huge block of text so memorizing one line at a time and slowly combining them will work better than just rereading the whole thing over and over. Other people like to: Put it to a melody, then it will feel more like memorizing a popular song.Memorize while chewing gum... I heard chewing is supposed to help with memorization? :lol:I've had friends who had wonderful luck with connecting whatever they were trying to memorize with something funny/sexual. That never worked with me though. And I'm not even sure if I explained that very well. - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElkNight Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 For vocab words I make a weird sequence. It works surprisingly well.Here are a few examples. Bucolic - Butane - Fire - Forest Fire - Forest - Charmingly RuralStrident - Gum - Girls always ask for gum - High pitchedBelabor - Labor - Work - Over and over and over It's really weird but it works for me and some of my friends. 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I've had friends who had wonderful luck with connecting whatever they were trying to memorize with something funny/sexual. That never worked with me though. And I'm not even sure if I explained that very well.That's what I've always done. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesset Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 For every speech I've had to memorize in a week or less (so all of them), I usually record me giving the speech and listen to it on my mp3 player in my downtime. I memorize by ear. Like, usually I have songs memorized within a few listens. My skin is finally getting softI'll scrub until the damn thing comes off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Squab Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 One tip, break it into chunks and memorize the chunks. Work on one chunk at a time. The reason to do this is if you memorize it all together, you'll end up saying it all at once, and get REALLY good at the first part of it, because your constantly saying that, but be less good at stuff later on. Squab unleashes Megiddo! Completed all quests and hard diaries. 75+ Skiller. (At one point.) 2000+ total. 99 Magic.[spoiler=The rest of my sig. You know you wanna see it.]my difinition of noob is i dont like u, either u are better then me or u are worst them meBuying spins make you a bad person...don't do it. It's like buying nukes for North Korea.Well if it bothers you that the game is more fun now, then you can go cry in a corner. :shame:your article was the equivalent of a circumcized porcupineThe only thing wrong with it is the lack of a percentage for when you need to stroke it. Poignant Purple to Lokie's Ravishing Red and Alg's Brilliant Blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcneilp Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 If it's individual facts I'm trying to remember I do what Elknight does and link what I'm trying to remember with other words that make sense to me. If it's an entire passage I need to memorize, I break it down a bit and just read it over and over. Got surprisingly good at doing that as we had to memorize pages of french essays to copy out in class back in the day. It isn't in the castle, It isn't in the mist, It's a calling of the waters, As they break to show, The new Black Death, With reactors aglow, Do you think your security, Can keep you in purity, You will not shake us off above or belowScottish frictionScottish fiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dupin Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 If you're speaking it, say it out loud. Read it once in your head, read it out loud once, then keep reading it (in your head or out loud) until you've got it down. Maybe that doesn't make sense. I've always been able to memorize a poem with meter on the first or second time through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champion Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Flashcards and repetition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napalm Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Say it out load, sentence by sentence. Don't advance until you already know the previous sentences and you can say them naturally, without having to think. Also, saying it while walking arround in a place with mirrors seems to help me memorize stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I just repeat it over and over in my head. Eventually it just sounds right, and I can remember a sequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riku3220 Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I just repeat segments until I can do them flawlessly, then I put them together. It works for music, poems, and Spanish for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppet Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I skim the worst and the most biased way I possibly can on a topic or question and purposefully fail and then learn the answer. I then redo the question which triggers a Epinephrine Rush upon seeing the question since I know the answer now specifically since it's designed for this exact question which makes it have meaning which triggers a Euphoria feeling which is easy to remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wongtong Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I either do one of the three if I really need to memorize it: Make flashcards on www.quizlet.comRead it out loud over and over againMake it into a songMake an odd/quirky mnemonicI have this other thing that I do that used to help me. I don't really know how to explain it so I'll just give an example and explain that. Let's say I had to memorize "The fox jumped over the lazy dog." I would read it outloud like this: TheThe foxThe fox jumpedThe fox jumped overThe fox jumped over theThe fox jumped over the lazyThe fox jumped over the lazy dog I do that with poetry, except I do it line by line instead of word by word. 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assume Nothing Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Say it 16 times. Memorized! It's also how I memorize pi, which is 3.14159265358979323846264338279502.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmyk Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I don't try to do anything special when revising. I just repeat, repeat, repeat. If you have 2 weeks to prepare, go through it once or twice everyday, gradually removing yourself from the paper. It shouldn't be too difficult and will gradually stick. Proud Retired Council of The GladiatiorzClick here for our website - 110+ F2P Combat Requirements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bows Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I've always done one line at a time, and look away then repeat it, like Elk said. Works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 My brother memorised Pi to the 72nd digit in math class today. His teacher challenged him to do it within 2 weeks, and promised him a chocolate eclair if he could...so he did it right away. <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakeitormakeit2 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 When I was memorizing prayers in Aramaic [because that's how my religion rolls] I was being lazy and not actually learning Aramaic so I memorized the individual prayers instead like a parrot, which is like a poem. All I did to memorize them was I'd write the whole thing down, then I'd keep saying the first line and after I memorized the first line I would keep saying the first line plus the second line and so on forth adding a line every-time and repeating the whole thing that way I wouldn't forget the previous lines. I found it helps to write it as well while you say it. He who wears his morality but as his best garment were better naked... Your daily life is your temple and your religion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittyKat Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I just keep reading it or go line by line. I will put my boots on. I will pass on down the corridor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptical Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I would read it a few dozen times, say it out-loud, have a friend read it to me, etc, and then write it down a bunch of times. Then I'll test myself by writing it or saying it and checking it line by line until I feel confident that I've got it. "Those who give up their liberty for more security neither deserve liberty nor security." Support transparency... and by extension, freedom and democracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Personally I'd just find a way to cheat since there's no value to be gained from memorizing poetry. [cabbage], I don't even have my own poetry memorized. But if you want to do it the legit way, repeat the first line a few times, then the first and second a few more, then first, second, and third, and so on and so forth. That way you have a solid foundation and one line will sort of remind you of what the next is. [bleep] the law, they can eat my dick that's word to Pimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomy Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I just read it and hope I don't forget it, probaly why I fail things tbh... Doomy edit: I like sheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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