I agree. Particularly with the Sonnets where, once you get the sense of the expected rhythm of the words, and try to add how they would sound like spoken, they

I agree. Particularly with the Sonnets where, once you get the sense of the expected rhythm of the words, and try to add how they would sound like spoken, they are much more enjoyable. The only experience I can think of that is similar would be sight-reading music before trying to play it.