Question
William Carlos Williams proclaimed that “nothing is good save the new” in the prologue to his book titled for this place. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this place that Williams invoked after exclaiming “hold back the edges of your gown, Ladies” in the last words of his essay on “Howl.” The speaker of “Asphodel, That Greeny Flower” recalls when “I came first to know / that there were flowers also” in this place.
ANSWER: hell [accept Kora in Hell]
[10h] Besides praising Marianne Moore in Kora in Hell, Williams noted how she made the title topic of this poem “a legitimate object for art.” This long Moore poem uses quotations to analyze an “institution, perhaps one should say enterprise.”
ANSWER: “Marriage”
[10e] Williams’s classmate H.D. used the figure of Kora in a book partly titled for a concept from this country. She also wrote a long poem about Helen of Troy’s time in this country.
ANSWER: Egypt [accept Helen in Egypt] (The book is Kora and Ka.)
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 15 | 18.67 | 100% | 80% | 7% |