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Peter Davison

Poetry was invented as an mnemonic device to enable people to remember their prayers.

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Peter Davison is saying that poetry was originally created to help people memorize their prayers more easily. The rhythmic and structured nature of poetry made it simpler to recall important words without forgetting them.

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