Part one of term paper
"Rose, o pure contradiction, desire to be no one’s sleep beneath so many lids." This was ’s self-composed epitaph, written before leukemia took his life on December 29, 1926. The rose was a symbol of love, beauty, and devotion in many of Rilke’s writings.With quotes such as this Rilke became known as one of the best poets ...

Part two of term paper
... savior would turn out to be his uncle who realized he was extremely sensitive and gifted. With the help of his uncle he entered Charles University in 1895. By this time he had already published his first volume of poetry. 1896 brought about the decision to leave the university for the city of Munich, Germany where his poetic life and career would begin to unfold. Rilke spent the next years traveling to different places and meeting new people because he believed poetry was as much made up of e ...