Question

A poetry collection in this language uses seven principal voices, including a “Hiatus” type that questions the wisdom of a verse. The end of a poem in this language concludes that the rust of desire prevents the Word of Love from being reflected in the heart’s mirror. The speaker’s “Beloved” is asked to “fill the Cup that clears / Today of past Regrets and future Fears” in a collection in this language that opens with a command to “Wake!” A request to listen to the title object tell “a tale of separations” (10[1])begins a poem in this language, “The Song of the Reed.” A set of quatrains in this language includes one whose speaker describes “Paradise enow” as “A Jug of Wine, (10[2])a Loaf of Bread and Thou.” (10[1])For 10 points, name this language of Rumi’s Spiritual Couplets and Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat. ■END■ (10[1]0[4])

ANSWER: Persian [or Farsi]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
William OrrYale AYale B9110
Alex JiangBrown ABoston University A12110
Rajat SethiNortheastern AWilliams A12110
Roger ChennYale CDiamond Brandeis12810
Richard LimBowdoin ATufts B1430
Francis PowellTufts BBowdoin A1430
Jack YesnerCarabrandeisBowdoin B1430
Graham LucasBowdoin BCarabrandeis1430
Julia AppelTufts AClark A14310

Summary

2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y7100%0%0%104.43
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y1100%0%100%128.00
2024 ACF Winter at UBC2024-11-16Y1100%0%0%102.00
2024 ACF Winter at Brandeis2024-11-16Y771%0%0%120.80