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 (15[1])on an anvil. Another poem titled for this symbol compares the addressee’s soul to a (*) “chosen landscape” where “masques and bergamasques” cast enchantments. (10[1])This entity appears as (15[1]10[1])a white-faced woodcutter accompanied by an old beggar woman in a play in which it enables the 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
Raymond WangHutto HipposCornell C++4915
Arya KarthikThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy BCornell B-7210
Nathan ZhangHutto HipposRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang7615
King VidorWhat is BH! And you are asking me? BHSURollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang7610

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