Question

A poem in this language describes sunlight “shining on the green moss, (10[1])above,” (10[1])and 19 translations of (10[1])it, (10[1])including one by (10[1])Octavio (-5[1])Paz, were (10[1])collected (10[1]-5[2])by Eliot Weinberger. (10[1])In a poem written in this (10[1])language, “horses whinny and neigh” as (10[1])the title objects (10[2])“rumble and roll.” This language of “Song (10[4])of the Wagons” was used (10[1])to (10[1])describe a “frost (10[1]-5[2])on the ground” (10[1])where (10[2])the (10[1])speaker describes (10[1])“bowing (10[2])my head” (10[1])and (10[4])“thinking of home” upon (10[5]-5[1])seeing the (10[3])moon. This language was used to write the poems “Drinking (10[2]-5[1])Alone (10[1])by Moonlight” and (-5[1])“Quiet Night Thought.” (10[1])For 10 points, what language was used by (10[3])poets (10[1]) (10[1]-5[1])and (10[2]0[1]) (10[1])Bái (10[2])during (10[3])the (10[4]0[2])Tang dynasty? ■END■

ANSWER: Classical Chinese [or Literary Chinese or Zhōngwén; accept Wényánwén or Gǔwén; reject “Mandarin”] (The first line references “Deer Park” by Wáng Wéi.)
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Summary

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2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%61.88
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2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%62.40
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kevin Zheng (UG)Michigan A (UG) CWRU B (DII) 1110
Brian ChenCornell GRIT C1210
Erin ChenUBC BUW Lust1610
David ZhangIllinois BNorthwestern A1710
Ivy PenreeESFCornell D2010
Xavier Bomhorst (DII)Maryland A (DII)Rutgers B21-5
Henry BylinowskiAuburn AEmory Oxford2310
Gary WangU of Rochester BCornell C2410
Dylan BianchiUW GreedUW Chastity24-5
Stella BrownUW SlothUW Pride24-5
Daniel KMaryland BColumbia A2710
Matthew Lam (DII)Ohio State A (UG) Ohio State C (DII) 3310
Rahul Jogadhenu (DII)UCLA CUCLA E3910
Tai BelkeUBC AAlberta4210
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Rowan A (DII)4210
Josh SchmidtLiberty ALiberty C4910
Karthik Krishnamurthy (DII)USCUCLA D4910
Hannah Nieuwveld (DII)Penn B (DII)Fordham A4910
Alex Wong (DII)Rutgers A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)4910
Conner YamnitzWashU APurdue A5410
Pranav JohtiGeorgia Tech AGeorgia Tech E5510
Alec WestSyracuseCornell E58-5
Braeden LarocheSouth Carolina AEmory A58-5
Alex Chen (DII)Claremont CClaremont A5810
Erik FukuiUW GluttonyUW Wrath6110
Leo Tao (UG)Michigan B (UG)CWRU C (UG)6210
Andrew YangColumbia BPenn A (DII)6210
Grace Wang (UG)UCSDUCLA A6310
Yuxuan LuVanderbilt ASouth Carolina B6510
Daniel Huang (DII)Michigan C Michigan State A 6610
Orion KellerVirginia Tech AVirginia6610
Sam KonkelChicago ANorthwestern B6810
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State B (DII) West Virginia A (UG) 6910
Alan FanUW EnvyBoise State6910
Alice ZhongUNC AJames Madison B6910
Noah McRedmondNotre Dame BIllinois C6910
Carter Pisocky (DII)Michigan D (UG)Miami A (UG) 7310
Yuki Brown (DII)Miami B (UG) Miami C (DII) 7310
Hayes BrownFurmanAuburn C73-5
Michael EngUNC DAppalachian State A7310
Sam AlahiIllinois AIndiana7310
Quinn WhitlowIllinois DSIUE7310
Brian ZhangUNC CJames Madison A7510
Koji BilbaoDuke AVCU7510
Brielle RachIowa APurdue C7510
Danny CutbillRIT ABinghamton B85-5
Aaryan TomarGeorgia Tech CClemson B8510
Vinayak Singh BhadoriyaNYU BLehigh A (UG)8510
Theodor MartinWashU BChicago B8610
Henry Nonnemaker (DII)CWRU A (UG) Michigan State B 89-5
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Princeton A (UG)9210
Griffin ElderTennessee AAuburn B10010
John GambleNC StateDuke B10010
Aneesh ShrotriyaPurdue BNotre Dame C10010
Gavin BramerAppalachian State BUNC B10210
Giuseppe PiccirilliBinghamton ACornell A103-5
Ivan Karp (UG)UCLA BClaremont B10310
Annabelle FordCornell ABinghamton A1040
Elizabeth LarkinCornell FRIT B10410
Zachary BornsteinVirginia Tech BLiberty B10410
Sam HofeckerPenn StateBinghamton C10510
Britton WebsterAlabama ASouthern10610
Varun VenkatagiriGeorgia AClemson A10610
Bianca Van ZileBinghamton BRIT A10710
Ethan AltshulEmory ASouth Carolina A10710
Brady PinterBelmontTennessee B10710
Anna KuangCornell ESyracuse10810
Nidhi Kundargi (DII)Michigan State B CWRU A (UG) 10810
Andrea YuUW ChastityUW Greed10810
Simarya AhujaUW PrideUW Sloth10810
Brandon HuntAuburn CFurman1080
Jaden Bandy (DII)Rutgers BMaryland A (DII)1080