Round 6: Tossup 16

The results of this action are described as akin to “arrows in my heart” in a poem that describes Fatima as an angry lover. In another poem, this action is described as “a cure” for a narrator who feels like he is splitting “bitter colocynth.” A “beloved” who lived “between Dakhool and Hamwal” is the cause of this opening action of Imru’ al-Qais’s entry in The Hanging Poems. One of the “Songs of Ascent” metaphorically describes the results of this action (-5[1])as the “seeds for sowing” which would cause the Lord to “Restore our Fortunes.” This action is prompted by the memory of Zion (10[1])in the opening line of Psalm (10[1])137, (10[2])where it is done “By the waters of Babylon.” (10[4])The shortest verse of the King James Bible (10[1])claims that Jesus (10[1])did this action. (10[1])For 10 points, name this action that is done by “The Beloved Country” in the title of an Alan Paton novel. (10[1])■END■

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