Question

The speaker states, “Destiny is your friend” in a work in this genre that notes, “We are the miracles that God made / To taste the bitter fruit of Time.” A work in this genre notes, “An anthem’s sentiment upholds the myth” after asking an author, “Are you grapevine wired?” This genre, which partly titles an “African” work by Ben Okri, was used for a work that addresses “POLITICIANS,” (15[1]-5[1])“THE EAGLES,” and “THE ROBBERS” (-5[1])in (15[1])(*) all caps. (10[1])The instruction “(with drum accompaniment)” opens a Christopher Okigbo poem in this genre during the Nigerian Civil War titled for Alto. (10[1])After traveling to North Africa, an author wrote a poem in this genre asking, “Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the Angelic Orders?” For 10 points, give this genre of Rainer Maria Rilke poems titled for Duino Castle. ■END■

ANSWER: elegy [or “Elegy For Alto”; or “Elegy for the Nation”; or “An African Elegy”; or Duino Elegies; prompt on poems] (the first two poems are by Ben Okri and Wole Soyinka respectively)
<Noah Sheidlower, World Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Rahul KeyalIll-Advised BuzzStatler and Waldorfesque Former Penn Bowl Editors68-5
Stephen LiuWe joppingTOAD6815
Kevin ParkKhalil v Carbolic Shisha Ball CoOh you like geography? Name every Forrest.73-5
Mitch McCullarOh you like geography? Name every Forrest.Khalil v Carbolic Shisha Ball Co7415
Ashwath SeetharamanWhy the Kremlin Hates Bananasbruh7610
Tracy MirkinStatler and Waldorfesque Former Penn Bowl EditorsIll-Advised Buzz9710

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