Round 4: Tossup 3

A poem by this author ends by reflecting on how “Ages pass, and still thou pourest, and still there is room to fill.” This poet described a “dispenser of destiny” in a five-stanza hymn that he called a “morning song.” This author compares himself to a boat and a reed flute at the beginning of a collection whose 103 poems are known by their numbers. This poet’s line “thou (-5[1])hast made me endless” opens a collection that he translated under the title “Song Offerings.” The refrain “victory, victory, victory to thee” ends (10[1])each stanza in a poem (10[1])by this author that was adapted (10[1])into the nationalist song “Jana Gana Mana.” (10[1])For 10 points, name this Bengali poet (10[1])of Gitanjali. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Rabindranath Tagore [or Rabindranatha Thakur]
<UCLA B, World Literature> | Packet D
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Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK560%20%92.33
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%75%117.50
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%14%108.29
Eastern Canada (1)US5100%0%98.20
FloridaUS2100%0%96.50
Great LakesUS1090%20%81.67
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%11%98.00
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS786%0%107.00
NorthUS425%25%84.00
NortheastUS12100%17%99.92
PacificUS8100%13%103.75
South CentralUS560%20%101.33
SoutheastUS1173%27%81.75
Upstate NYUS475%25%104.00