Question

A poem by this author depicts the Moon being chased by horsemen, as she speaks to a boy at a forge. Another poem by this author, which mentions a “ship out on the sea” and “horse on the mountain,” repeats the line “Green, how I want you green.” This author of “Sleepwalking Ballad” declared “I will not see it!” when depicting a man’s death “at five in the afternoon” in his “Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter.” (10[1]-5[1])In one play, (10[1])this man depicted the blood of Leonardo and the Groom staining the Bride’s dress. For 10 points, name this author who used an all-female cast for his last play The House of Bernarda Alba, part of a Spanish “rural trilogy” including Yerma and Blood Wedding. (10[1])■END■ (10[3]0[5])

ANSWER: Federico García Lorca (The poem clued in the first line is “The Ballad of the Moon Moon.”)
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Anna KuangCornell ECornell B7710
Giuseppe PiccirilliBinghamton AESF77-5
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CCornell F8010
Carlos GonzalezSyracuseBinghamton B12510
Jude Mejia-VazquezRIT CCornell A1260
Brian ChenCornell GCornell D1260
Madison GlaserESFBinghamton A1260
Michael GeCornell DCornell G1260
Reese PowellCornell ARIT C1260
Will HooverRIT BPenn State12610
Ethan MaddoxU of Rochester ARIT A12610
Gianna PettineU of Rochester BBinghamton C12610