In childhood we learn a lot of points, but usually we remember one or two only with which a lot of memories are associated. And similarly I remember the line, how I wonder what you are from the nursery rhyme named twinkle twinkle little star. Actually I used to remember this poem because during childhood my mother would sing this poem at night as a lullaby for me to get to sleep. Also in those times we used to sleep on the terrace under the night sky and used to watch twinkling stars along with listening this poem from my mother. I think because of this memories that are associated with this poem I remember these lines of the poem. Also I would like to mention that those carefree nights and those twinkling stars that fascinates us at that time and we wonder what is behind those dark night sky and all those thoughts that we had during childhood is what allows us to remember these poems. Also I would like to share an incident when it was my first day to school and when I entered the class I was very excited that I had already learnt one point and due to that excitement I directly moved to my teacher and sang the poem to her. She was very impressed and she laughed a lot about my confidence. It was our annual function and she gave my name for that. I remember I used to dress like a star at that competition and won second prize and due to these memories associated with this poem I remember these lines of the poem.
Band 7+: Describe a line from a poem or song that you remember particularly well. You should say: * What the line is and where it comes from (poem or song, and the title/artist). * What the context of the line is within the poem or song. * Why you remember this line so well. * How this line makes you feel or what it makes you think about.
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In childhood, we learn a lot of things, but usually, we remember only one or two, with which many memories are associated. Similarly, I remember the line, "How I wonder what you are" from the nursery rhyme named "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." I remember this poem because, during my childhood, my mother would sing it at night as a lullaby for me to fall asleep. At that time, we used to sleep on the terrace under the night sky and watch the twinkling stars while listening to this poem from my mother. I think it is because of the memories associated with this poem that I remember these lines so well. I would also like to mention those carefree nights and the twinkling stars that fascinated us at that time, making us wonder what is behind that dark night sky. All those thoughts we had during childhood are what allow us to remember these poems. I would also like to share an incident from my first day of school. When I entered the class, I was very excited because I had already learned one poem. Due to that excitement, I went directly to my teacher and sang the poem to her. She was very impressed and laughed a lot at my confidence. It was our annual function, and she included my name for that. I remember I dressed like a star for that competition and won second prize. Because of these memories associated with this poem, I remember these lines so well.
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