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 meaning” in the way fig-trees omit to flower. (15[1])A list of constellations like “the Rider, the Staff,” and “the clearly shining M, that stands for the Mothers” appears in a poem from this collection that ends by describing the (*) “emotion, that almost dismays us, when a joyful thing falls.” (10[1])The first poem in this collection notes, “beauty is nothing but the beginning (10[1])of terror” (10[2])before (10[1])stating, “Every angel (10[1])is terror.” For 10 points, name this collection which begins, “Who, if I cried out, (10[1])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
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan AChicago C5115
Eylon CaplanPurdue AChicago B9210
Neal JoshiWUSTLMissouri10510
Shourjo GanguliOhio State AOhio State C10710
Ben DahlPurdue BMichigan B10710
Giifti BentiSIUE AChicago A10810
Rohan NavaneethaOhio State BSIUE B11110
Max HodesChicago DPurdue C12610

Summary

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