world literature studies 5

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The Panther” p. 536

Rainer Maria Rilke (Czech)

  • Why is a panther a particularly effective choice for this poem?
  • What kind of ” image enters in the heart of the panther in the final stanza? Why doesn’t Rilke describe the final image in lines 10 – 12 ?
  • How are images of confinement achieved in this poem? What specific words/phrases are used?
  • What is the theme of this poem?

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2. What diction (word choice) is used to describe the swan’s walking on earth? Her moving in water?

3. What does the poet mean by “lasting wrath of memory’s flagellation?

The Panther” p. 536

Rainer Maria Rilke (Czech)

  • What diction (word choice) is used to describe the swan’s walking on earth? Her moving in water?

2. What allusion is in stanza three?

4. Paraphrase the last line.

5. Why indifferent beak”?