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- Robert Browning

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Academic Focus: Metric analysis / Historical dialect interpretation. Engaging with diverse historical English builds phonetic agility, linguistic empathy, and reading stamina valued in selective entry exams.

Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,

May gaze through these faint smokes curling whitely,

As thou pliest thy trade in this devil's-smithy--

Which is the poison to poison her, prithee?

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To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.

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Langston Hughes

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Langston Hughes1902–196720th century Langston Hughes was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, known for his insightful, powerful portrayals of Black life in America from the 1920s through the 1960s. He wrote poetry, novels, plays, and essays, often incorporating jazz and blues rhythms into his work.