Sergey Yesenin. Poems about nature

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

The theme of nature in Yesenin's poems occupies one of the first places. We can say that it is the main constituent element of his work. In almost every masterpiece of his work, the reader can notice beautiful and at the same time unusual descriptions of Russian nature. Yesenin was able to convey the beauty of Russian nature in such an accessible way that the works sink into the soul of both adults and even young readers.

The poet's love for the motherland

The poet S. Yesenin dedicated a lot of poems to his homeland. Poems about nature constantly intersect with poetry about the motherland. For the poet, the image of the motherland and nature are inextricably linked. He perceives Russian nature as the eternal beauty and eternal harmony of the world, which is able to heal human souls. In his work, Yesenin, as it were, encourages a person to stop for a moment, look at the most beautiful world around, listen to the rustle of grass, hear the voice of the river and the song of the wind, watch the starry sky or the morning dawn with which a new day begins.

BYesenin's poems, the pictures of nature seem to be animated, alive. They not only teach us to love the nature of our homeland, they lay the foundation of our character, this poetry makes a person kinder and wiser. After all, a person who loves his homeland and its nature will never oppose himself to it. Admiring his native nature, Yesenin fills his poems with some gentle trepidation. Poems about nature are simply overflowing with bright, rather unexpected, but at the same time accurate comparisons. The poet compares the moon to a curly lamb and the night sky to blue grass:

Behind a dark strand of copses

In the unshakable blue, Curly lamb - monthWalks in the blue grass.

Personification of nature

For Yesenin's lyrics, the method of impersonation is very characteristic, which the poet used quite often. The Creator created his own unique world, thereby forcing the reader to see how the sad rider-moon dropped his reins, or how the road slumbers, or how a thin birch peered into the pond. In his poems, nature comes to life, she can feel, be sad and have fun, be upset and be surprised.

As for the poet, he merges with nature, feeling one with flowers, trees and fields. He treats flowers like living beings, talking to them and trusting them with his sorrows and joys. Many important events in Yesenin's life, as well as his emotional experiences, are inextricably and very noticeably connected with natural changes. When the poet's heart is heavy, and the wind is moaning, and the leaves are falling, but when the soul is calmand joyfully, the sun is shining, and the grass is swaying in a light breeze.

Early creativity

In the period of early creativity, it was the Church Slavonic speech that Sergei Yesenin used in his poetry. Poems about nature were a fusion of heaven and earth, and nature was the crown of this union. In his work, the poet conveys a picture full of bright colors, conveying also the state of his soul. For example, he describes the dawn, which is accompanied by the crying of the oriole and capercaillie, but at this moment he adds that he does not cry, because his soul is light.

How the poet Yesenin combined the nature and age of a person

Poems about nature, the poet often intertwined with the age of man. For example, the description of a carefree youth looked like a colorful, bright, bright landscape. But youth is always replaced by human maturity. In his poems, Yesenin compares this period with a season called autumn. This is the period when the colors do not fade, but, on the contrary, change their shades to brighter ones - gold, crimson, copper. Such poems bring not only joy, but also some kind of hidden sadness, because such bright autumn colors are the last flash before the coming long winter. In the later creative period of Yesenin, one can feel sadness, longing and untimely death, which gives a more accurate analysis of the poem about nature. Yesenin yearns for lost youth, describing his condition in poetry. Such emotions can be caught in the poem "The Golden Grove Dissuaded".

Nature is a source of inspiration

Yesenin perceives nature as a whole with himself. It is in nature that he sees a source of inspiration. Only the native land was able to endow the poet with folk wisdom, such a wonderful and amazing gift. From childhood, the poet heard beliefs, songs, legends, which later became the source of Yesenin's work. The poet loved his homeland, his nature so much that no beauty of distant exotic countries overshadowed the charming modesty of his native Russian expanses.

To describe nature, the poet chose quite simple words, but they sound like a song. This makes it possible to quickly and easily feel all the emotions that Yesenin wanted to convey. Poems about nature occupy most of the poet's work, and this once again proves that Sergei Yesenin loved the beauty of his homeland so much that it was Russian nature that inspired him anywhere in the world.