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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. What is the narrator willing to look in the face in "Requiem for a Friend"?

2. In the poem about the gazelle, which of the following is included?

3. Which animal is described as being a restless captive?

4. Who answered questions on Apollo's behalf?

5. What do the poems about animals serve to do most?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the poem about Rilke's father in Book 1, Chapter 2.

2. How does the author change from the first stanza to the second in "I am the Anxious One"?

3. What does the narrator of "Requiem for a Friend" admire about Paula?

4. Describe Rainer Marie Rilke's background.

5. What is the tone of the poem, "Archaic Torso of Apollo"?

6. How does the author show genuine emotion in poetry, especially in Book 1, Chapter 5?

7. What is the message found in "I find you, Lord, in all Things and in all"?

8. How does the tone change in "I am the Anxious One"?

9. What does Rilke proclaim in "I am the Anxious One"?

10. Describe the differences between the poems in Book 1, Chapter 2 and the poems in Book 1, Chapter 1.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Rilke's voice? How does he achieve this voice using literary devices and subjects? Describe the voice in one of Rilke's poems and how he achieves it specifically.

Essay Topic 2

What does the "diaphonous girl" represent to Rilke? What part of Rilke does it symbolize? Why does he write about her? What role does she play in Rilke's poems?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the tone, message, and literary devices used in the poem "Requiem Friend." How do these elements work together to create a dramatic and emotionally-charged poem?

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