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 collection (*) Call Me Ishmael Tonight, which helped popularize this form in English. This (-5[1])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 (10[1])Ahmed Faiz (10[1])in what couplet form central to Persian and Urdu poetry? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: ghazal [prompt on couplet]
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Gabrielle ClarkOttawa AWaterloo95-5
Ishan JoshiOttawa BOttawa C13310
Ian ChowMcDouble West-CarletonToronto Ray Of Sun in the Sky13510
Mattias EhatammWaterlooOttawa A14610

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2023 ARCADIA at UC BerkeleyPremiereY2100%50%0%84.50
2023 ARCADIA at Carleton UniversityPremiereY3100%0%33%138.00
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2023 ARCADIA at RITPremiereY2100%50%50%85.00
2023 ARCADIA at WUSTLPremiereY3100%0%0%115.33