Question
In William Cullen Bryant’s translation, a José María Heredia poem personifies one of these events as a giant in “gray skirts” and exclaims, “He is come! He is come!” For 10 points each:
[10m] Fernanda Melchor’s debut novel is titled for what sort of event? This specific type of event “does not roar in pentameter” according to Kamau Brathwaite’s “History of the Voice.”
ANSWER: hurricanes [accept “En una tempestad: Al huracán,” “Oda al huracán,” “The Hurricane,” Hurricane Season, or Temporada de huracanes; prompt on seasons or temporada]
[10e] Heredia is often considered Latin America’s first Romantic poet due to “Al huracán” and other poems he wrote while exiled from this island. A poet from this island wrote the essay “Our America.”
ANSWER: Cuba
[10h] A plaque at this place quotes José Martí’s remark that Heredia awakened Cuba’s “passion for freedom.” Heredia’s best-known poem asks this place of “sublime terror” to show him “the fearful beauty of thy face!”
ANSWER: Niagara Falls
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 13 | 17.69 | 92% | 69% | 15% |