Bonus
This poet coined the phrase purple prose in a work that compared the art of painting to the art of poetry. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this author of the Ars Poetica. This poet claimed he had built “a monument more lasting than bronze” in his collection of Odes.
ANSWER: Horace [or Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
[10h] In the Ars Poetica, Horace praises Homer for starting the Iliad from this place narratively, rather than ab ovo (“ahb OH-woah”), or from the beginning. This phrase translates to “in the middle of things.”
ANSWER: in medias res [reject “in media res”]
[10e] Horace primarily wrote in this language. Other poets in this language include Virgil, who began the Aeneid in medias res, and Ovid, the author of the Metamorphoses.
ANSWER: Latin [accept lingua Latina]
<Editors, European Literature>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 125 | 17.28 | 94% | 34% | 46% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State A | Florida Tech B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Florida Tech A | Florida A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | HE |
| South Florida A | ERAU Daytona A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | HE |
| UCF A | Florida B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 20% | 40% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 11.25 | 88% | 0% | 25% |
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 22.86 | 100% | 71% | 57% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 40% | 40% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 100% | 44% | 33% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 11 | 15.45 | 91% | 46% | 18% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 22% | 67% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 12 | 15.83 | 67% | 42% | 50% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 15.56 | 100% | 22% | 33% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 12 | 20.00 | 100% | 25% | 75% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 20.00 | 88% | 50% | 63% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 13 | 17.69 | 92% | 39% | 46% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 20% | 40% |