Word: foiling
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Even though he has taken six more years of Latin than Greek, he admits, “Greek is my big thing.” For his thesis, “Through the Lens of Epinician,” Agarwalla wrote about foil in victory songs by Pindar and Bacchylides...
...Foil, Agarwalla explains, is a literary device “which refers to points in the poem where the poet does not directly praise the victor, but instead uses another topic or theme to create a contrast which then affects the praise...
...really looking forward to next season,” Woodhouse said, only two months after leading Harvard to its best combined finish in school history after placing fifth in foil at the NCAAs. “We have a real chance to win the Ivy League...
...Woodhouse in foil and Rose in epee, the Harvard men swept into the postseason with wins over Princeton, Yale and Duke in late February. The victory against Princeton, a 15-12 decision, was Harvard’s first win against the Tigers since 1986—when Woodhouse was one year...
...those of you with no idea what I’m talking about, by going to http://www.fas.harvard.edu/computing/myaccount/). These tools learn from the spam they receive, so they’re always improving as they play a never-ending tit-for-tat with the spammers they attempt to foil...