Question

The speaker of a poem in this form claims, “the shore gleams in its natural stones / and birds sing sweetest without any art” in order to extol nakedness. A yellowed reproduction of a poem in this form begins the accordion poem Nox. A torrid love affair is described in a (15[1])set of six poems in this form thought to be written by a “daughter of Servius,” known as the “garland of Sulpicia.” A line in this form notes, “my work rises in six beats, sinks in (*) five,” referring to this form’s pairing of dactylic hexameter and pentameter. A woman named Cynthia is the addressee of the first of four books of poetry in this form by Sextus (-5[1])Propertius. (-5[1])A Catullus poem using this form’s namesake couplets and addressed to the poet’s brother ends, “hail and farewell.” For 10 points, name this poetic form now used to mourn the dead. ■END■ (10[4]0[1])

ANSWER: elegy [or elegia; or elegiac form; accept elegiac couplets] (Nox is by Anne Carson; the line in the fourth sentence is from Ovid’s Amores.)
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Kevin WangGeorgia Tech AGeorgia Tech B5015
Michelle LuoJohns CreekLambert117-5
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Pranav JothiGeorgia Tech CInnovation Academy C15010
Sanjay Shanmuga PerumalLambertJohns Creek15010
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