Answer: Many of Rilke's poems rhymed originally, but it was lost in the translation to English.
As is often the case with poetry written in a different language, many of Rilke's poems originally rhymed. However, this was lost in the translation to English.
Rainer Maria Rilke was a Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist. His writing focused on existentialist topics such as solitude, anxiety and disbelief. He is considered to be one of the most lyrically intense German poets.
