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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 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 (10[1])father’s (10[1])arms (10[1])due to the Erl King. (10[1])A poem in this language opens by praising a “beautiful spark of God” (10[1])and a “daughter of Elysium.” This language’s storm and stress movement produced a poem (10[1])set to music in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, “Ode to Joy.” For 10 points, name this language used by Friedrich Schiller (10[1])and (10[1])Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ■END■

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