Question

This person is said to wear “a lilac kerchief” and have “the archest chin / Mockery ever ambush’d in” in a poem that repeats the line, “Quick, thy tablets, memory!” The speaker cries, “Stay with me, [this person], still!” at the end of the poem “Absence.” A poem addressed to this person, whom one author met during an 1848 stay in Thun, tells of the “conscious thrill of shame (-5[1])/ Which Luna felt” while watching Endymion sleep, before claiming that “happier men” “have dreamed two human hearts might blend / in one.” A poem addressed to this person tells of a (*) “longing like despair” afflicting (10[1])people who are brought to lament, “might our marges meet again!” (-5[1])This woman, the dedicatee of “Isolation,” titles a poem from Empedocles on Etna (10[1])that declares in response to John Donne, “in the (-5[1])sea of life enisled… we mortal millions live alone.” (-5[1])For 10 points, a Matthew Arnold poem is titled “To [what woman]—Continued?” (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[6])

ANSWER: Marguerite [accept “Isolation. To Marguerite” or “To Marguerite—Continued”; reject “Margaret”] (The first line refers to Arnold’s “A Memory-Picture.” The “lilac kerchief” may explain inconsistencies in Arnold’s descriptions of the color of Marguerite’s hair.)
<Arya Karthik, British Literature>
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2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y944%0%44%137.25

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vedul PalavajjhalaI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troubleThe Canadians68-5
Stephen LiuCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Teach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness10410
Ethan StrombeckTeam Name Think DetailDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too115-5
Joy An[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?Evans Hall destruction awaiters12810
Jordan BrownsteinThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub137-5
John Marvinremembrance of lost timeQuasicrystal Silence146-5
Mitch McCullarDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid TooTeam Name Think Detail15810
William GoldenRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillI would prefer not to1590
Kevin WangI would prefer not toRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill1590
Jim FanQuasicrystal Silenceremembrance of lost time1590
Taylor HarveySaint Peter Andre 3000Hang et al., Robert Browning15910
Milan FernandezThe CanadiansI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble1590
Andrew HartBHSUwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp1590
Alexander Nerowave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gpBHSU1590