Question

One poem in this collection states that after “the great capital letter of Being” is revealed, the “strongest of men” would be crushed like one king “would crush a tin plate.” A different poem in this collection begins by noting that “there has been (15[1])meaning” in the way fig-trees omit to flower. A list of constellations like “the Rider, the Staff,” and “the clearly shining M, that stands for the (15[1])Mothers” appears in a poem from this collection that ends by describing the (*) “emotion, that almost dismays us, when a joyful thing falls.” The first poem in this collection notes, “beauty is (10[1])nothing but the beginning of terror” before stating, “Every angel is terror.” For 10 points, name this collection which begins, “Who, if I cried (10[1])out, would hear me among the Angelic Orders?” which was written by Rainer Maria Rilke. ■END■

ANSWER: Duino Elegies [or Duineser Elegien]
<SP, European Literature>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Raymond WangCornell EarthRochester C4315
Nathan ZhangCornell WindRIT6915
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αRochester B10110
Karthik PrasadCornell FireRochester A12510

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y4100%50%0%84.50
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y8100%13%0%100.88