Memorizing can come easier to some than others. For me, memorizing is one of the tougher things to do. I then proceeded to chose a poem I thought would be easy, but also a bit of a challenge. That poem was “Joshua Sawyer,” by John Fitzsimmons. This poem stood out to me mostly because I thought it was the perfect length for me to memorize without it being extremely overwhelming. I read it through and felt it was the right piece of literature for me to memorize. The poem is also very good at painting a picture in your head of what it’s talking about, but you have to think your way through some of the lines to understand what is happening. Originally, I wanted to recite a Robert Frost poem, but—to my displeasure—I discovered that it was far too short for me to recite. That’s how I ended up with “Joshua Sawyer,” which is really about faith and life not going your way. It is relatable, but not at the same time, which is a bit of a weird feeling which can lead to a bit of confusion of what the poem is really trying to say. “Joshua Sawyer” is probably the best poem I could’ve picked to memorize and recite, because it is well within my range to be able to memorize and is still a good challenge that will be difficult enough to test my capacity. During the school year, Winter is the time I dread the most. Maybe it’s the weather, but WW Fenn just adds some sort of stress that I personally feel is unnecessary, but I feel confident enough in my poem and my memory of it that the worries I have of WW Fenn won’t exist this year. 

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