So Kat ...you were "raised on" the classics of doggerel.

Why did you read? Is your mind to addled for memorization? Perhaps, dogeral or your daughter arn't worthy of the time spent commit to memory. A performer should always measure-up to their respect for the audience and the quality of their piece.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

Any descent rhetorician has serveral Kippling and Service, Frost and Sandberg, Yeats and Keating....buried for instant retreaval in the folds of their memory.

Sorry, you were unprepared for a stellar performance.