Question
Answer the following about antinatalism in British poetry, for 10 points each.
[10m] This author’s “Infant Sorrow” is told from the perspective of a “helpless, naked, piping loud” baby who is extremely unhappy to be born. His other poems about children include “The Little Black Boy.”
ANSWER: William Blake
[10e] The warning “get out as early as you can / and don’t have any kids yourself” ends this poet’s “This Be the Verse.”
ANSWER: Philip Larkin [or Philip Arthur Larkin]
[10h] An unborn child fears “those who would freeze my humanity” in this poet’s “Prayer Before Birth,” which was one of several poems in which he implicitly criticized Ireland’s neutrality during World War II.
ANSWER: Louis MacNeice [or Frederick Louis MacNeice]
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech A | Cornell A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Penn A | WUSTL B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |