Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Photograph - This item is used to create a written image based on fleeting moments.

The Sky - This item first appears as an object and a place in the first chapter.

Time - This item appears in the first poem and is the name of a city as well as an abstract concept.

Stone - This item appears in "The Blindman's Song" and in other poems, where it is compared to another of its kind.

card - This item is used to describe how an unnamed figure has the main character of...
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