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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the Prologue, who does the commentator say is the other of the two greatest writers of the twentieth century?
2. In "From the Cycle: Nights," Rilke personifies "Night" as what?
3. What does Rilke suggest that the young are apt to do in love?
4. What does the poet say in his untitled poem to do with that which, "offers itself to us with starlight"?
5. Mood notes in his introduction to Rilke's poetry that the poet was "in no way an _______, nor in his life."
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the subjects discussed in the "Woman's Lament" poems?
2. In the untitled poems following "The Lovers," what imagery does the poet use?
3. What is the subject and imagery in the poem "Magic"?
4. How does Rilke regard the difficulty of sex in his opening letters?
5. What does the commentator say regarding the transition to the 1960s' promiscuity and what this transition lacked?
6. What does Rilke say regarding the institute of marriage and solitude?
7. What influences does Mood speak of on Rilke's writing in his introduction to "Poems of Other Difficulties"?
8. Discuss the subjects and imagery of "The Poems Praise."
9. What is the poet writing about in "The Poet Praises"?
10. What does Rilke write of in his first poem of "Poems of Other Difficulties"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the elements of Rilke's writing which make him a precursor to the feminist movement. What aspects of his writing and his theory are ahead of his time in these matters? How does he relate the female and the male form?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Mood's analysis of Rilke's epitaph. How does Mood dissect the poem into pieces, looking at each segment as it interlocks with the next? How does he view the translating of the words?
Essay Topic 3
In "Rilke's Letters on Love," discuss the poet's stance on solitude. What imagery does Rilke use to describe his thoughts? What suggestions does he offer regarding this theme?
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