Question

A poem by this author in which a boy picks a rosebud despite its promise to prick him is (-5[1])contrasted with a companion poem (10[1])in which a shepherdess (-5[1])carelessly tramples a violet. (-5[1])One of this author’s characters sings a poem in which a “golden goblet” is tossed “into the tide below” at the death of the title “King in Thule (TWO-lay).” In a monologue by this author, the title character laments the refrain “My peace is gone, my heart is sore” before (10[1])wishing to perish by another (10[1])character’s kisses. (-5[1])The question “Who rides so late through the night (10[2])and (10[1])wind?” (10[5]-5[1])begins a (10[1])poem (10[1])by this author (10[2])in which an encounter with the title “elf king” causes a child (10[3])to die (10[1]-5[1])in his father’s (10[1]-5[3])arms. (10[4]-5[2])For 10 points, (10[1])name this (10[1])German poet of (10[1])“Erlkönig,” (10[2]-5[1])who included (10[2]-5[1])the ballad (-5[1])“Gretchen am (10[1])Spinnrade” (10[1])in his play (10[1])Faust. (10[5])■END■ (10[21]0[3])

ANSWER: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (“GUR-tuh”) (The first line refers to “Heidenröslein” and “Das Veilchen.” Gretchen sings “The King in Thule” in her first monologue in Faust.)
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