Rhyme and Remembering
So strong is the association between rhyme and poetry that we often conflate the two. Yet rhyme has other applications, particularly in aiding memory. Children first learn their ABCs via a nursery rhyme, while many mnemonics (including those employed by medical students) rhyme. In the aptly titled “Memorial Day,” rhyme serves in both these capacities, as lyrical organizer of language and portal to remembering. The end-rhymes of the second and fourth lines of each stanza first become touchstones for... Читать дальше...