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A poem written in this language declares that “this kiss is for all the world!” In a poem from this language, a father dismisses a creature as “a streak of mist,” as (10[1])the (10[1])creature (10[1])claims (10[3])his (10[1])“daughters (10[2])lead the nightly (10[1])dance.” (10[2])A poem in this language (10[2])opens (10[1])by asking, (10[1])“Who rides (10[1])so (10[1])late (10[1])through (10[1])night (10[1])and wind,” (10[5])and ends (10[3])with a boy (10[2])dying in his (10[1])father’s (10[6])arms (10[7])due (10[2])to (10[1])the (10[3])Erl (10[1])King. (10[11]-5[2])A poem (10[1])in this (10[2])language (10[5])opens (10[1])by praising (10[1])a (10[1])“beautiful (10[1])spark of God” (10[2])and a “daughter of Elysium.” This language’s (10[1])storm (10[1])and stress (10[1])movement (10[4])produced (10[2])a poem (10[4])set (10[1])to music (10[3])in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, (10[1])“Ode (10[1])to Joy.” (10[1])For 10 (10[1])points, (10[2])name this language used by Friedrich Schiller (10[3])and (10[1])Johann (10[1]-5[1])Wolfgang (10[2])von Goethe (10[1])■END■ (10[5])

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