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  2. Arcadia (poem) - Wikipedia

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    Arcadia is a pastoral poem written around 1480 by Jacopo Sannazaro and published in 1504 in Naples.Sannazaro's Arcadia influenced the literature of the 16th and 17th centuries (e.g., William Shakespeare, Philip Sidney, [1] Marguerite de Navarre, Jorge de Montemayor, [2] Garcilaso de la Vega and John Milton).

  3. The Conquered Banner - Wikipedia

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    The poem was first published on June 24, 1865, in the New York Freeman, a pro-Confederate, Roman Catholic newspaper.Ryan published it under the pen-name "Moina". [1] [3] It made Father Ryan famous [4] and this became one of the best-known poems of the post-war South, memorized and recited by generations of Southern schoolchildren.

  4. Reading comprehension - Wikipedia

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    Reading comprehension and vocabulary are inextricably linked together. The ability to decode or identify and pronounce words is self-evidently important, but knowing what the words mean has a major and direct effect on knowing what any specific passage means while skimming a reading material.

  5. Secondary School Admission Test - Wikipedia

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    The reading comprehension section of the SSAT guides schools in placing students in appropriate classes. However, not all schools require an SSAT score, and few schools use the SSAT to judge the students academic skills, so the reading comprehension test does not help unless it is an independent school judging a students academic skills by the ...

  6. Through a Glass, Darkly (poem) - Wikipedia

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    The poem explicates Patton's theory that "one is reincarnated…with certain traits and tendencies invariable." [ 4 ] In it, Patton includes three constants in his conception of reincarnation: he is always reborn as a male; he is always reborn as a fighter; and he retains some awareness of previous lives and incarnations.

  7. List of poems by Robert Frost - Wikipedia

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    Date of signature in the book predates formal release in publication of the poem. The Gift Outright; The Most of It; Come In; All Revelation [2] A Considerable Speck; The Silken Tent; Happiness Makes Up In Height For What It Lacks In Length; The Subverted Flower; The Lesson for Today; The Discovery of the Madeiras; Of the Stones of the Place

  8. Jan Kochanowski - Wikipedia

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    Jan Kochanowski (Polish: [ˈjan kɔxaˈnɔfskʲi]; 1530 – 22 August 1584) was a Polish Renaissance poet who wrote in Latin and Polish and established poetic patterns that would become integral to Polish literary language.

  9. On First Looking into Chapman's Homer - Wikipedia

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    The author compares reading Homer's poetry through Chapman's translation to discovering a new world through a telescope. The translation helps Keats appreciate the significance of Homer's poetry. Through Chapman's translation, Homer's preservation of the ancient Greek world comes to life with patience and perseverance [5] in reading.