A poem by this author describes a man whose shoulders were “globed like a full sail” who leaves a “hobnailed wake.” The speaker of that poem by this author hopes to “close one eye, stiffen my arm” like that man, who “will not go away” in the last line of that poem. The speaker of another poem by this author gets his palms “sticky as Bluebeard’s,” but a “rat-grey fungus” spoils the speaker’s labor. The speaker of another poem by this author sees animals “poised like mud grenades” that sicken him, feeling they are “gathered there for vengeance.” One poem by this author declares, “By God, the old man could handle a spade,” contrasted with the speaker, in whose hand “the squat pen rests.” For 10 points, “Blackberry-Picking” and “Digging” are by what author of Death of a Naturalist? ■END■
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjun Kala | Illinois A | Indiana A | 65 | 10 |
| Rohan Ganeshan | Harvard A | MIT | 65 | 10 |
| Kevin Zheng | Michigan A | Ohio State A | 70 | 10 |
| Thomas Tibbetts | Central Florida C | Florida A | 116 | 10 |