I'd like to second what Lyca and Veronica said about drawing and visualizing. As a college English prof, I often have my students do a sketch of a difficult poetic image; the physical act of drawing can help one remember something (as can saying something aloud, reading aloud or silently, hearing something). It also helps us understand how the image is working so that we can discuss it better. It sounds hokey, but I started doing it in classes because it helps me as a reader; it's one of the strategies I use to learn.