Question

This person is said to wear “a lilac kerchief” and have “the archest chin / Mockery ever ambush’d in” in a poem that repeats the line, “Quick, thy tablets, memory!” The speaker cries, “Stay with me, [this person], still!” at the end of the poem “Absence.” A poem addressed to this person, whom one author met during an 1848 stay in Thun, tells of the “conscious thrill of shame (-5[1])/ Which Luna felt” while watching Endymion sleep, before claiming that “happier men” “have dreamed two human hearts might blend / in one.” A poem addressed to this person tells of a (*) “longing like despair” afflicting (10[1])people who are brought to lament, “might our marges meet again!” (-5[1])This woman, the dedicatee of “Isolation,” titles a poem from Empedocles on Etna (10[1])that declares in response to John Donne, “in the (-5[1])sea of life enisled… we mortal millions live alone.” (-5[1])For 10 points, a Matthew Arnold poem is titled “To [what woman]—Continued?” (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[6])

ANSWER: Marguerite [accept “Isolation. To Marguerite” or “To Marguerite—Continued”; reject “Margaret”] (The first line refers to Arnold’s “A Memory-Picture.” The “lilac kerchief” may explain inconsistencies in Arnold’s descriptions of the color of Marguerite’s hair.)
<Arya Karthik, British Literature>
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Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y944%0%44%137.25

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vedul PalavajjhalaI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troubleThe Canadians68-5
Stephen LiuCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Teach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness10410
Ethan StrombeckTeam Name Think DetailDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too115-5
Joy An[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?Evans Hall destruction awaiters12810
Jordan BrownsteinThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub137-5
John Marvinremembrance of lost timeQuasicrystal Silence146-5
Mitch McCullarDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid TooTeam Name Think Detail15810
Alexander Nerowave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gpBHSU1590
Jim FanQuasicrystal Silenceremembrance of lost time1590
Milan FernandezThe CanadiansI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble1590
William GoldenRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillI would prefer not to1590
Kevin WangI would prefer not toRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill1590
Andrew HartBHSUwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp1590
Taylor HarveySaint Peter Andre 3000Hang et al., Robert Browning15910