Round 8: Tossup 10
This poet wrote “what is more fortunate than released worries” in a poem that describes his homecoming to his family villa in Sirmio. This poet told “Venuses and Cupids” to mourn in a eulogy to a dead sparrow. In a frequently censored poem, this man threatens to sexually assault Furius and Aurelius. This poet asked his lover to give him “a thousand kisses, then a hundred,” in a poem that begins “let us live…and let us love.” This poet wrote “I don’t know…why…I hate and I love” in a poem to his lover. In an elegy to his brother, this man wrote ave atque vale, or “hail and farewell.” For 10 points, what Latin poet wrote many works addressed to Lesbia? ■END■
ANSWER: Catullus [or Gaius Valerius Catullus]
<Editors, European Literature> | Packet K
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | 5 | 60% | 0% | 87.67 |
| UK (South) | UK | 8 | 50% | 25% | 75.25 |
| Southern California | US | 7 | 71% | 14% | 65.40 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | 5 | 80% | 0% | 49.50 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 8 | 50% | 0% | 110.75 |
| Florida | US | 1 | 100% | 0% | 76.00 |
| Great Lakes | US | 12 | 75% | 0% | 47.56 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | 8 | 100% | 0% | 54.88 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 12 | 42% | 17% | 54.60 |
| Midwest | US | 9 | 89% | 11% | 80.00 |
| North | US | 1 | 100% | 0% | 121.00 |
| Northeast | US | 12 | 83% | 0% | 55.20 |
| Pacific | US | 9 | 78% | 0% | 94.00 |
| South Central | US | 3 | 67% | 33% | 86.00 |
| Southeast | US | 13 | 69% | 0% | 72.89 |
| Upstate NY | US | 5 | 60% | 0% | 73.00 |