Another device to remember a list of words or names is to learn (by brute force or by further mnemonic) how many of them begin with each letter of the alphabet.

For example, one trying to recite the names of all fifty US states might begin by learning how many begin with A, with B, with C, etc. Then, knowing how many you need to grope for with each letter, it takes but little practice to learn to bring them to mind.
4 A's: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas
0 B's
3 C's: Califonia, Colorado, Connecticut
(etc.)