Question

One poem titled for this symbol proclaims that “impenetrable paths appear” and warns, “No one eats oranges...one must eat green fruit and ice.” In a ballad titled for this symbol, riders come “through the olive grove, bronze and dream” to arrive at a forge, where they find a dead boy on an anvil. Another poem titled for this symbol compares the addressee’s soul to a (*) “chosen landscape” where “masques and bergamasques” cast enchantments. This entity appears as a white-faced woodcutter accompanied by an old (10[1])beggar woman (10[1])in a play in which it enables the (10[1])Groom to discover Leonardo. This entity appears alongside Death in Federico Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding. For 10 points, name this celestial body whose “light” is the subject of a poem by Paul Verlaine. ■END■

ANSWER: the Moon [or La Luna] (The first two lines refer to the Lorca poems "The Looming Moon" and "Ballad of the Moon"; the third refers to Verlaine's "Clair de Lune.")
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Darren PetrosinoRutgers DiasporaMaryland A8310
Jim FanFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find ThemGlass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery8510
Vincent DuThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 NegsMaryland B+9310

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