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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. Rilke writes in an untitled poem, "Who keeps innerly _____, touches the roots of speech."
2. What does Rilke write in Part V of "The Seven Phallic Poems" has "weakened you and me"?
3. What is the name of the artists' colony in Russian where Rilke was further influenced in his writing?
4. In the excerpt of Rilke's letter in the Introduction, what essay does he refer to reading?
5. Rilke's letters are examples of what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the commentator say regarding Rilke's feminism in the Prologue?
2. Discuss the subjects of "Greek Love Talk" and "The Lovers." What imagery is used?
3. Discuss the imagery and symbolism in the poems "From the Cycle: Nights" and "Force of Gravity."
4. What does Mood say in regard to Rilke's vision of Eros in the Prologue?
5. In the untitled poems following "The Lovers," what imagery does the poet use?
6. What happens when one gives oneself completely over to love, according to the poet?
7. What is the poet writing about in "The Poet Praises"?
8. How does Rilke suggest sexuality should be regarded in terms of innocence? What does he say of children?
9. How does Mood describe Rilke's masculinity and femininity in his poetry? What does he say of Rilke's own life in this regard?
10. What sexual elements are undertaken in The Seven Phallic Poems?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss "The Poems Praise" in terms of subject, theme, symbolism, imagery, and structure.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss John L. Mood's interpretation of Rilke as a writer. How did Mood first encounter Rilke? What drew him to the poet's writing? In what era did Mood become fascinated with Rilke and why?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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