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A parody of this poem containing the line “a typist is laid, a record is played” was written by Wendy Cope. This poem uses “the rattle of bones, and chuckle spread from ear to ear” to modify a line from “To His Coy Mistress.” This poem quotes the Cumaean Sibyl’s line “I want to die” in its (-5[1])epigraph. (10[1])In this poem, Lil’s conversation about her husband Albert is interrupted by the phrase “HURRY UP PLEASE IT’S TIME.” (10[1])This poem’s sections include “A Game of Chess,” “What the Thunder Said,” and “The Fire Sermon,” which ends with the prayer, “shantih, shantih, shantih.” For 10 points, “April is the cruelest (10[1])month” (-5[1])begins what long poem by (10[1])T.S. Eliot? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: “The Waste Land
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jude Mejia-VazquezRIT CBinghamton C56-5
Brian HoffCornell BU of Rochester A5710
Alec WestSyracuseBinghamton A7610
Will HooverRIT BCornell C10710
Alec RisoCornell DCornell E108-5
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Anna KuangCornell ECornell D11610
Iris LiangCornell GU of Rochester B11610
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