Question

A poem in this form titled for “a thought that came to me when I saw you” concludes by lamenting about “why fate sang such a song” and was recited in the 1982 film Together. This form was used for a poem about how “both worlds are defeated in your love” that concludes to “not ask about my heart” because “she accidentally sent a smile my way.” A poem that opens “Where are you? Who lies beneath your spell tonight?” comes from the (15[1])collection (*) Call Me Ishmael Tonight, (10[1])which helped popularize this form in English. This poetic form includes a minimum of five verses, with the first verse setting a rhyming pattern and refrain word that concludes the last line of each subsequent verse. For 10 points, Jagjit Singh often sang poems by Faiz Ahmed Faiz in what couplet form central to Persian and Urdu poetry? ■END■

ANSWER: ghazal [prompt on couplet]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BBerkeley A8215
Tim MorrisonStanford ABerkeley C8710

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2023 ARCADIA at UC BerkeleyPremiereY2100%50%0%84.50
2023 ARCADIA at Carleton UniversityPremiereY3100%0%33%138.00
2023 ARCADIA at Claremont CollegesPremiereY1100%100%0%79.00
2023 ARCADIA at IndianaPremiereY5100%0%40%133.20
2023 ARCADIA at RITPremiereY2100%50%50%85.00
2023 ARCADIA at WUSTLPremiereY3100%0%0%115.33