Tossup

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 the creature claims his “daughters lead the nightly dance.” A poem in this language opens by asking, “Who rides so late through night and wind,” and ends with a boy dying in his father’s arms due (10[1])to the Erl King. (10[1])A poem in this language opens by praising a “beautiful spark of God” and a “daughter of Elysium.” This language’s storm and stress movement produced (10[1])a poem set to music in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, (10[1])“Ode to Joy.” For 10 points, name this language used by Friedrich Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: German [or Deutsch]
<Nebraska B, European Literature>
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Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%0%92.60
UK (South)UK8100%0%85.63
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%0%69.50
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%0%75.71
Eastern Canada (1)US5100%0%63.20
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%0%66.00
FloridaUS4100%25%86.50
Great LakesUS11100%9%75.27
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%11%80.56
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS1100%0%75.00
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS9100%0%70.56
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS2100%0%111.00
MidwestUS9100%0%72.89
NorthUS4100%0%76.00
NortheastUS1100%0%98.00
PacificUS8100%0%72.25
SoutheastUS12100%0%77.00
Upstate NYUS5100%0%64.60