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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” (10[1])in its epigraph. (-5[1])In this poem, Lil’s conversation about her husband Albert is interrupted by the phrase “HURRY UP PLEASE (10[1])IT’S TIME.” (10[2]-5[1])This poem’s sections include “A Game of Chess,” “What the (10[1])Thunder Said,” and “The Fire Sermon,” which ends with the prayer, “shantih, shantih, shantih.” (10[1])For 10 points, “April is the cruelest (10[1])month” begins what long poem by (-5[1])T.S. Eliot? ■END■ (10[4]0[3])

ANSWER: “The Waste Land
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