Requiem
Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie.
Glad did I live and gladly die,
And I laid me down with a will.
This be the verse you grave for me:
Here he lies where he longed to be;
Home is the sailor; home from sea,
And the hunter home from the hill.
Quick facts about “Requiem”
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- First line
- Under the wide and starry sky,
- Length
- 8 lines in 2 stanzas
- Time to learn
- about 4 minutes
Questions about “Requiem”
Who wrote “Requiem”?
“Requiem” was written by Robert Louis Stevenson.
What is the first line of “Requiem”?
The first line of “Requiem” is: “Under the wide and starry sky,”
How long is “Requiem”?
“Requiem” is 8 lines long, in 2 stanzas.
How long does it take to memorize “Requiem”?
Plan on about 4 minutes in the Memorizun trainer, which hides words and letters step by step so you recall the text instead of rereading it. A few short sessions on separate days help it stick.
What is the best way to memorize “Requiem”?
Read it aloud once or twice, then use the trainer to hide more of the text each round until you can say it without looking. Learn it stanza by stanza, then join the stanzas together. Review it again the next day.
