Question
Answer some questions about the works and influence of Amrita Pritam, for 10 points each.
[10e] Pritam wrote one of these poems invoking Waris Shah, where she asks him to rise from his grave. These somber poems are a lament for the dead and include one “Written in a Country Churchyard” by Thomas Gray.
ANSWER: elegy [or elegies; accept “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”; accept dirges]
[10m] Pritam’s novel Pinjar portrayed the experiences of women during this historical event. Salman Rushdie depicted the title characters being born at the same time of this event in the novel Midnight’s Children.
ANSWER: partition of India [accept Indian independence or Pakistani independence; accept descriptions of the division of British India or creation of India or creation of Pakistan]
[10h] This Punjabi-Canadian poet has cited Pritam as an influence for her work, which is primarily shared alongside artwork on Instagram. This “Instapoet” released her first collection Milk and Honey in 2014.
ANSWER: Rupi Kaur (“core”)
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 13.33 | 56% | 33% | 44% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 26.25 | 88% | 100% | 75% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 13 | 23.85 | 100% | 85% | 54% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 78% | 67% | 67% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 23.33 | 89% | 100% | 44% |
Data
| Binghamton A | Cornell C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Cornell G | Binghamton C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Cornell D | RIT B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Cornell E | Syracuse | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cornell F | U of Rochester A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| ESF | Cornell B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornell A | Penn State | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| U of Rochester B | RIT A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RIT C | Binghamton B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |