After receiving his diploma, Sergei Yesenin refuses the opportunity to become a teacher in his native rural school and decides to leave for Moscow in search of a new life. Only now, the author was completely unaware that he was seeing his native land for the last time.
Over time, everything will change dramatically. Moscow life and work at the newspaper did not give him the opportunity to visit his parents, who remained in the village. After the revolution, the situation changed dramatically and the layout of life in the village changed quite a lot. Therefore, in 1918, the author created the poetic work “I Left home..." It is thoroughly saturated with sadness and sadness that tore Yesenin’s soul apart.
In the lines of the poem, Yesenin writes about how quickly you can lose your childhood dream, how easily your country makes you an outcast. In the first lines, the author writes about how he left his favorite places in his homeland, how he left “blue” Rus'. In fact, the poet lived in Russia all this time. These lines tell the reader that the author will no longer see his former native land. Everything around him had changed so much that even Yesenin’s parents, in his opinion, looked completely different.
He still managed to visit the village where he was born and studied. His father turned gray from old age, and his mother was sad even when they met, because bad thoughts the fate of her son could not leave her mind. Such a visit finally destroyed all the author’s childhood dreams of the bright and beautiful land in which he lived. Now he clearly understood that he would not return here soon.
About five years have passed since Yesenin stopped by Konstantinovo again. Not only places have changed, but also people. There was no place for the famous and talented poet. Events after the revolution radically changed the life of his native village. The author could not even imagine that the revolution would sweep through his homeland, his native land, in such large-scale steps.
In the poem we are introduced to the image of an old maple tree. Sergei Yesenin compares himself with this plant. After all, he, like the tree itself, stands on defense old Russia. She was filled with sincerity, humanity, she had accumulated centuries-old traditions and customs that collapsed in an instant. Now the country is filled with anger and there is a civil war all around. It is so painful for Yesenin to watch all the events taking place. After all, the old people, kind and conscientious, will no longer exist.
Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin
I left my home
Rus' left the blue one.
Three-star birch forest above the pond
The old mother feels sadness.
Golden frog moon
Spread out on the calm water.
Like apple blossom, gray hair
There was a spill in my father's beard.
I won't be back soon, not soon!
The blizzard will sing and ring for a long time.
Guards blue Rus'
Old maple on one leg.
And I know there is joy in it
To those who kiss the leaves of the rain,
Because that old maple
The head looks like me.
In 1912, 17-year-old Sergei Yesenin received a diploma village teacher, turned down the opportunity to teach at home school and went to Moscow to try to get a job at a newspaper. Future poet At that time he had no idea that he was leaving the village of Konstantinovo forever. From now on, he will always be a stranger here due to various circumstances.
In the first years of his life in the capital, Yesenin literally raved about his home, but because of his work in a printing house and his studies at the university, he did not have the opportunity to see his father and mother. And after the revolution, he realized that he could never be truly happy in Konstantinovo, where, as in many Russian villages, the way of life had completely changed. In 1918, he wrote the poem “I Left My Home…”, filled with sadness and pain because fate played a cruel joke on him, depriving him of the homeland he idolized. In this work, the author for the first time tried to convey to readers the idea of how easy it is to become an outcast in your own country, which can destroy the childhood illusions of any person.
The first lines of this poem tell us that the poet not only left his small homeland, but also “left blue Rus'.” However, during this period Yesenin was in Russia and could not even imagine that someday he would be able to visit abroad. Then why does he say otherwise? The whole point is that that “blue Rus'” that the poet loved so much has forever remained in the past, and now only exists in the author’s memories. Therefore, Yesenin, who nevertheless went to visit his parents for a few days, notes that even they have changed. So, “like an apple blossom, the gray hair of the father spilled into his beard,” and the mother, exhausted by rumors about her unlucky son and worried about his fate, continues to be sad even when meeting him.
Realizing that the world of children's dreams has been destroyed completely and irrevocably, the poet notes: “I will not return soon, not soon!” Indeed, almost five years would pass before Yesenin visited Konstantinovo again and could hardly recognize his native village. Not because it has changed so much, but because the people themselves have become different, and in their new world there is simply no place for a poet, even such a famous and talented one. But at the moment when these lines were written, Yesenin had something completely different in mind. He was sure that it would not be long before he would be able to see his homeland as it was before the revolution. The author did not imagine that the changes taking place in the country would be so global and large-scale, but he believed that sooner or later everything would fall into place, and his “blue Rus'”, which is guarded by an “old maple on one leg”, will still open her arms to him.
Yesenin also compares himself to an old maple tree, because new government for him, little better than the previous one. How peasant son, the poet understands that now his fellow villagers have much more possibilities for self-realization. However, the poet cannot forgive the fact that the very spirit of the village with its originality is being destroyed, people are being forced to change their traditions and views, which were created over generations. Therefore, by drawing a parallel between himself and the maple, the author thereby wants to emphasize that he also stands guard over that old Rus', since it was from its sources that people from time immemorial have drawn their mental strength. Now, when this source has dried up, Yesenin simply does not recognize his homeland, mired in civil war. And it pains him to realize that after this carnage people will never be able to be the same - open, reasonable and living according to their conscience, and not according to the orders of the party, which is busy not so much with the needs of the people, but with strengthening own positions and distribution of spheres of influence in society.
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Author of the presentation: Svetlana Petrovna Pechkazova, teacher of Russian language and literature, Municipal Budget Educational Institution “Lyceum No. 1”, Chamzinka, Republic of Mordovia Didactic material for a literature lesson in 5th grade Analysis of the poem by S.A. Yesenin “I left my home…”
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check the level of knowledge of S.A. Yesenin’s creativity, the degree of understanding of the poem “I left my native home...”, its themes, ideas, features of visual and expressive means poetic language Target:
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In the work of Sergei Aleksandrovich Yesenin in his mature years, the leitmotif was longing for small homeland. In his youth, he left the village of Konstantinovo, and a little later he created a work in which he expressed the sadness and loneliness experienced far from his home. The history of the creation of the poem The poet created the work at the age of twenty three years. His work is striking in that it is almost not based on life experience. In this poem, he conveyed the feelings that a person usually experiences at the end of his life, rethinking the years he has experienced.
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S.A. Yesenin “I left my birthplace...” I left my birthplace, I left Blue Rus'. The three-star birch forest above the pond warms the old mother's sadness. The moon spread out like a golden frog on the still water. Like an apple blossom, gray hair flowed through my father’s beard. I won't be back soon, not soon. The blizzard will sing and ring for a long time. An old maple tree on one leg guards blue Rus', And I know there is joy in it To those who kiss the leaves of the rain, Because that old maple tree looks like me in its head.
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Warms - i.e. softens with warmth. Birch - i.e. birch trees that can grow on poor soils. Bloom - i.e. unpretentious, finely flowering plants. Howl is dialect word. Howl in Ryazan dialects means arable land, plowed field. S.A. Yesenin “I left my home…”
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What pictures appear before your inner gaze while reading a poem? Through what images does the poet convey the feelings of a person who has parted with his native places? What image does the guardian of the home represent? S.A. Yesenin “I left my home...” What mood is Yesenin’s poem permeated with?
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For Yesenin, the Motherland is mother, father, birches, old maple, images that are inseparable from Russia. In the reflection of the moon on calm water, in a birch forest, in apple blossoms - in all this the poet sees his homeland. The plot of the poem is developed from the author’s personal memories. S.A. Yesenin “I left my birthplace...” Remembering the time when he “left my birthplace,” S.A. Yesenin then draws the sadness of his mother and imagines his father, who is growing old without him. In the third stanza, the author says that he will not soon see his native land. After all, the blizzard will probably continue to ring for a long time. It should be noted that Yesenin compares the tree, which is called upon to “guard Rus',” with himself.
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The unity of man with nature is a feature that is inherent in almost all the works of the Russian poet. The plot develops quite logically: the reader sees that the Motherland and nature are inseparable for the poet, just like nature and man. The poet left his native land, but retained in his soul the image of a maple tree that guards native home and so reminiscent of the author S.A. Yesenin himself “I left my birthplace...” The poem “I left my birthplace” is a reminder that every person has roots, a home where we were born and raised, and without it we can’t go anywhere. And it is very important to appreciate these memories as a bright and radiant moment in our lives. After all, without a home to which one wants to return, it will be difficult for a person to live in this world.
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What figurative and expressive means of language does the poet use in this poem? EPITHETS METAPHORS OF COMPARISON dear home blue Rus' old mother still water warm sadness the moon spread out, gray hair poured out to sing and ring in the blizzard like a golden frog, the moon spread out... like an apple blossom, gray hair... S.A. Yesenin “I left my native home...”
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The poet called Rus' “blue”. This shade is associated with purity, with the color of the sky. Yesenin compared the moon to a frog that was spread out on the water. This image not only allows you to vividly and colorfully imagine an evening landscape with a pond, but also gives the poem unusual dynamism. In depicting the gray hair in his father’s beard, the author uses the expression “apple blossom.” S.A. Yesenin “I left my home...” Yesenin gives natural phenomena almost human qualities. The blizzard in the poem reminds Living being which sings and rings. The maple, which protects Rus', stands on only one leg and is more of a thinking creature than an ordinary tree.
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I left my home
Rus' left the blue one.
Three-star birch forest above the pond
The old mother feels sadness.
Golden frog moon
Spread out on the calm water.
Like apple blossom, gray hair
There was a spill in my father's beard.
I won't be back soon, not soon!
The blizzard will sing and ring for a long time.
Guards blue Rus'
Old maple on one leg.
And I know there is joy in it
To those who kiss the leaves of the rain,
Because that old maple
The head looks like me.
Analysis of the poem “I left my home” by Yesenin
Yesenin said goodbye to village life early, moving from the village. Konstantinovo to Moscow. The aspiring poet was cramped in the outback; he dreamed of recognition and fame. Yesenin’s bright, original poems immediately attracted attention; he quickly became popular and plunged headlong into the turbulent whirlpool of city life. Gradually, he draws the poet in more and more; he has practically no free time left. The completed revolution opens up even more opportunities for self-realization for Yesenin. Along with joy, the poet comes to the realization of the impossibility of returning to the village. He experiences a deep sense of nostalgia for his father's home. He often turns to him in his work. One of bright examples Such an appeal is the poem “I Left My Home,” written in 1918.
The farewell to his father's house takes on a deep meaning in the work. philosophical meaning. It simultaneously symbolizes farewell to the entire previous way of life - “blue Russia”. Drastic changes in the country affected all spheres of life, they directly affected the seemingly inviolable patriarchal foundations of village life. Yesenin's move practically coincided with these changes. He understands that even when he returns to the village, he will no longer see the usual picture.
At the very beginning of the poem, Yesenin introduces the images of his mother and father - the people dearest and closest to him. The poet's attitude towards his mother was particularly touching. Despite all the changes in life, she seemed to Yesenin as a faithful keeper of ancient foundations and traditions, and was capable of awakening a child’s soul in the poet. Relations with his father were not easy, but the long separation showed Yesenin that all the differences were insignificant.
The poet understands that returning to his homeland will not happen very soon. He hopes that in his absence his native village will still retain its former features. The key to this hope is the “old maple”. Final comparison lyrical hero with this poetically shows that Yesenin considers himself the same keeper of the old way of life. External changes do not affect his soul, which is always turned to his unforgettable homeland.
Time has shown that Yesenin really remained one of the few who were sacredly faithful to the ideals of Russia that had disappeared forever. Despite the fierce Soviet criticism, he continued to sing the precepts of “Blue Rus'”.
Poem "I left my home..." was written by Sergei Yesenin in 1918. In this work, the poet talks about his feelings for his native land, draws images of melancholy, sadness, and loneliness. The author easily draws parallels, telling readers about his unbreakable connection with Russia. The poem was first published in 1920.
Genre and literary direction
This poem is a striking example of a work lyrical genre, written in a unique manner characteristic of Sergei Yesenin. Here the poet shares his own thoughts and feelings with readers, talks about his parents, and talks about his love for his native land.
The lyrical hero of the poem and author's image V this work united, it is almost impossible to separate them. Sergei Yesenin tells us exactly about himself, his destiny, personal experiences and memories.
It is important to note that the poem uses vivid images, original symbols, and expressive definitions. All these artistic means make it possible to confidently attribute the work to one direction to which the poet belonged. The poem clearly shows the original imagery inherent in the works of the Imagists. It is this unique symbolism that instantly makes the style recognizable, and the poem more memorable and non-trivial.
The theme and plot of the poem “I left my home…”
The main topic The poem was the poet's parting with his native land, mother and father. For Sergei Yesenin, the Motherland is one in all its manifestations. Birches, the moon, an old maple - all this is inseparable from image native land . In every twig, leaf, reflection of the moon in water, the poet sees his Rus'.
Plot The poem develops in the area of the author's memories. Actual storyline there is no. However, a certain sequence is certainly observed. First, the poet notes that he left his home, left Rus', and talks about his mother’s sadness. Then Yesenin remembers his father, who is turning gray without him. In the third stanza, the author writes that he will not return soon, the blizzard will sing over his house for a long time. But the old maple remained in the poet’s homeland. Interestingly, the tree that "guards" Yesenin directly associates Rus' with himself. In the final stanza, the poet writes that with the rain of our leaves, "head" maple looks like it.
We can say that the plot develops logically: readers see that nature and the Motherland are one for the poet, just like man and nature. He left his lands, but left a memory of himself in the form of a maple tree, which reminds him of the gold of its leaves.
Composition, artistic means
Sergei Yesenin’s poem “I left my home…” written anapest. The emphasis falls on last syllable trisyllabic foot. Used cross rhyme. Composition linear, because everything in the poem is presented sequentially. The author draws parallels between his native land and his parents, the Motherland and nature, trees and people. At the end of the poem he compares himself to the maple tree that remains "guard" Rus.
Let's look at the basic means of representation. The poet calls Rus' "blue". This definition also becomes artistic medium, symbolizing the blueness of the sky and purity. Moon in the work “spread out like a golden frog”. A bright image not only allows you to vividly imagine the moon, but also gives the work a unique dynamism. Yesenin compares the gray hair in his father’s beard to apple blossom, while the gray hair "spills" in the hair.
The blizzard appears in the poem as a living creature. Personification here allows you to better imagine the blizzard that sings and rings. The maple guarding Rus', standing on one leg, certainly looks more like a thinking creature than an ordinary tree.
An old one-legged maple suddenly transforms right before the readers' eyes. He is already given amazing features, full of something sublime and romantic. Yesenin writes that in maple there is joy for those who kiss "rain" tree leaves. It turns out that the maple has a similar head to the lyrical hero of the poem. It is this tree that becomes a kind of connecting thread, which does not allow the connection between the poet and his native land to be broken.
Marvelous bright poem gives readers an idea of the skill of Sergei Yesenin.
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