Question
This poet lamented “Now thanks to you, my girlfriend’s little swollen eyes are red with weeping” in eulogy of his love’s pet sparrow. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this poet, who also wrote “hail and farewell” upon the death of his brother. An elegiac couplet by this author begins “I hate and I love."
ANSWER: Catullus (“kuh-TUL-us”)
[10m] Catullus adapted and was influenced by the work of this Greek lyric poet from the island of Lesbos known as the “tenth Muse." Catullus replaces this character’s lover with his own lover Lesbia in his adaptation of her lyric poem denoted “31."
ANSWER: Sappho of Lesbos
[10e] Catullus wrote in this classical language, also used by the Roman poets Ovid and Virgil.
ANSWER: Latin
<Literature - World Literature - Poetry>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USN A | USN C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| USN B | Merrol-Hyde | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| USN MS | Vanderbilt | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Fight 2 | 1/11/2025 | Y | 3 | 26.67 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | N | 11 | 21.82 | 100% | 82% | 36% |