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H.D., an Uncommon card
Hilda Doolittle was an American modernist poet, novelist, and memoirist who wrote under the name H.D. throughout her life.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 93
- Power
- 170
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 63,000
Power 170 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
H.D. quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the H.D. card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
During this early period, her ______ free verse poems depicting Classical motifs drew international attention.
Answer
minimalist. During this early period, her minimalist free verse poems depicting Classical motifs drew international attention. From the H.D. article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Her career began in ____ after she moved to London and co-founded the avant-garde Imagist group of poets with American expatriate poet and critic Ezra Pound.
Answer
1910s. Her career began in 1911 after she moved to London and co-founded the avant-garde Imagist group of poets with American expatriate poet and critic Ezra Pound. From the H.D. article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Her career began in 1911 after she moved to London and co-founded the avant-garde Imagist group of poets with American expatriate poet and critic Ezra Pound.
- During this early period, her minimalist free verse poems depicting Classical motifs drew international attention.
- Eventually distancing herself from the Imagist movement, she experimented with a wider variety of forms, including fiction, memoir, and verse drama.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The H.D. article was read about 63,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 93: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, H.D. (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Man Ray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
