Learning Poetry and Prose
The value of the mind's eye picture will be much appreciated when the child comes to learning verbatim. Every author has a picture in mind which he describes in words. He attempts to make the word description so clear that those who read will also see the picture.
Children who have not yet learned to read will naturally form pictures in their minds as you read the story. When you wish to have the child learn the story or poem, the mind's eye picture will be of the greatest aid. Practice with some of the examples following; make clear pictures and review them several times; aid the child in understanding the words that he finds are difficult.
Note the pictures described by the authors in the following poems and prose selections.