Question

The first five stanzas of a poem by this author all end with the phrase (*) "without a spot" to describe an object that fell down a mound covered in herbs. After falling asleep in a "garden green," the narrator of a poem by this author dreams of a different garden in which the title character lies out of reach across a river representing death. In a different poem by this author, a man turns down a woman’s offer of a ring, but accepts her silken girdle instead. This author used a shifting meter called “bob and wheel” for the stanzas of a poem in which an enchanted sash protects one title character from being beheaded by Lord Bertilak’s axe. For 10 points, name this poet, named either for his allegorical work about a father grieving his lost daughter, or for his poem about the title character’s promise with the Green Knight. ■END■

ANSWER: the Pearl Poet [or the Gawain Poet; accept anything that indicates they wrote either Pearl or Sir Gawain and the Green Knight]
<Darren Petrosino, British Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Maude-Sophie LockmanLa Clique du ChateauWaterloo Miku70-5
Jared HeWaterloo HatsuneLibrary of Babel School of Continuing Studies86-5
Raymond ChenToronto RoflMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, Adrian9210
Ben WhismathToronto JoyToronto Weary9910
Henry AtkinsLibrary of Babel School of Continuing StudiesWaterloo Hatsune15110
Caleb OttWaterloo MikuLa Clique du Chateau15110

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2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y2100%0%0%107.50
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