Return of the Round Robin
Who is Nat Turner?
He was born in Düsseldorf and died in Paris.
Who is Heinrich Heine?
"Beware
Beware."
According to the Bible, he was raised from the dead by Jesus.
Who is Lazarus?
of a British duke
What is a duchess?
Delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Jean Cocteau
These are the "Big Five."
What are forms of repetition, structure, use of sound, types of imagery, and types of comparison?
Turned back and lost everything.
Who is Orpheus?
of a fraternity brother
What is a sorority sister?
The name of Ice Cube's second studio album.
What is Death Certificate?
Chose Howard instead of the Ivy League because he didn't want to go somewhere where he'd be seen as a token.
Who is Prince Jones?
"All hands on deck!"
What is synechdoche?
Their voices are beautifully dangerous, or perhaps dangerously beautiful.
Who are the sirens?
traditionally, of the best man at a wedding
What is the maid of honor?
The dome flat-earthers believe in, or a poetic term for the sky.
What is the firmament?
The only clear "You" in our works so far.
Who is Samori Coates?
"Hickory dickory dock."
What is consonance?
This "thrives on generalization, on limiting the number of questions, on privileging immediate answers" and "is the enemy of all art, courageous thinking, and honest writing."
What is The Dream?
of a warlock
What is a witch?
Between the World and Me is dedicated to him.
Who is David Carr?
Sylvia Plath's husband, an English poet.
Who is Ted Hughes?
One of Shakespeare's "feet".
What is an iamb?
Adrienne Rich imagines her driving a black Rolls Royce with a dead poet in the back.
Who is The Princess from Orphée?
of a rajah
What is a rani?