Question

In one work by this author, the narrator’s uncle lifts his wife onto a chair so she can hit him with a china dog. One poem by this author mentions “good men” whose “words had forked no lightning.” Another poem (10[1])by this author set (10[1])when he was “green and carefree” declares, “I sang in my chains like the sea.” A radio play by this author includes characters like Mrs. Organ-Morgan and Captain Cat and is set in the town of Llareggub, which spells “buggerall” backwards. A villanelle by this author of “Fern Hill” and Under Milk Wood repeats the refrain “rage, rage (10[3])against the dying of the light.” For 10 points, name this Welsh author of “Do not go gentle into that good night.” (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: Dylan Thomas (The work in the first line is The Outing.)
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Alex Wong (DII)Rutgers A (UG)Penn A (DII)3910
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Columbia A (UG)4310
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU A (UG)Fordham A10110
Hannah Nieuwveld (DII)Penn B (DII)Columbia J (DII)10110
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