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课时作业(十六)　Unit 4　Exploring poetry 一、七选五阅读 (2022·重庆市南开中学高三模拟预测) “I wonder by my troth, what thou and I did, till we loved？” those are the first words of a poem by John Donne that I learned at school and I still know the whole thing today. It’s just one of many poems I’ve stored in my memory, ready to recite and relish whenever I please. It seems that poetry learning has gone out of fashion, but I’m still a fan because it doesn’t just breed a lifelong love of poetry. 1. So why not dig out a poem you love and use it to exercise and enrich your recall? Step 1 Know that poems are designed to stick in your mind. 2. See how they leave you with memory arousing images and how they surprise you by breaking the rules, and control your senses and emotions. These are all great ways to make information more memorable. Step 2 3. When you’re learning a poem, try linking the last word of one line to the first word of the next. In a John Donne’s poem, one line ends with “see”， and the next starts with “which”， so I pictured a “sea witch”. Making links like these can also help with learning names, and many other kinds of information. Step 3 Put in a performance. When you’re practising a poem, read it aloud, as dramatically and emotionally as you can. 4. Step 4 Enjoy yourself. Learning poems gives your memory a workout, which improves your mood and gets you into good learning habits. So reap the rewards! Have fun putting rhymes into your shopping list, using rhythm to learn names, or “performing” revision notes before an exam. 5． And, in the process, you’ll be making your memory stronger for everything. A．Learn through links since memory relies on connections. B．It also boosts confidence and builds lasting memory skills. C．So identify the tricks poets use—rhythm, rhyme and repetition. D．Thus, short poems are good options because they are easily memorized. E．Follow these steps to appreciate poems and enjoy them wherever you are. F．Memory experts believe po