The works of Alexander Alexandrovich Blok are familiar to many from the course of school literature.
The poet was a classic of Russian literature of the 20th century, the brightest representative of symbolism (a direction in art, characterized by a desire for innovation, the use of symbolism, hints, mystery and mystery).
The poet composed his first poems at the age of 5, and at 10 he wrote two issues of the Ship magazine. In our article you can find the most famous verses of the Block.
10. Night, street, lantern, pharmacy
Poem “Night, street, lantern, pharmacy”Was written in 1912, at school they study it in the 10th grade. Literary scholars attribute him to the philosophical poetry of the poet. It represents a laconic argument about the existence of man with elements of philosophy.
A specific feature of the composition of the poem is its specularity; it is observed in an inaccurate repetition of the first line in the second quatrain. To create images, the author actively uses metaphors, comparisons and epithets.
Researchers believe that the poem was created by him at a turning point in his life. In 1909, the poet immediately lost two close people, his father and son. He was hard going through this tragedy, thoughts about it greatly affected his work.
In this poem, the author tried to show life as a vicious circle from which there is no way out, life and death are closely connected with each other, in his opinion.
9. On the Kulikovo field
Composition "On the Kulikovo field”Was created in 1908, is part of the cycle of the same name. Literary scholars agreed that in this poem the poet indulges in thought about the past and present of his homeland - Russia. Students learn verse in grade 9.
Interesting fact: the work was written after the First Russian Revolution, the poet was committed to her ideas, but then he began to realize what misfortunes a coup in the country could bring.
The poem has a storyline, it is attributed to the lyric-epic genre of poetry.
In 1908-1917 the poet was revising his attitude to Russia, he was trying to rethink the past of the state, understand its present and predict that the coming changes promise.
The main theme of the poem is the struggle of Russia for its freedom. The Battle of Kulikovo is one of the first wars leading the country to liberation.
8. How painful to think about past happiness ...
The poet wrote this poem in 1898, then he was still very young. It is known that at that time he had tender feelings for L.D. Mendeleeva. In the future, the daughter of a famous chemist will become the poet's wife.
But in the poem "How painful to think about past happiness ...»The lyrical hero suffers from unrequited love, the destruction of his hopes and the impossibility of happiness.
In his work, the author uses such artistic means as comparing, inversion, anaphora to create images.
Despite the fact that the lyrical heroine does not respond to the feelings of the hero, he says that anyway: "I loved and love, I will not tire of loving". These lines speak of the sincerity and genuineness of his feelings.
7. The girl sang in the church choir
The poet wrote a poem “Girl singing in a church choir”In 1905, at school he studied in 11th grade. In those years, revolutionary uprisings were severely suppressed in Russia. Also, the author was impressed by the Russo-Japanese War during these years.
The main theme of the poem is faith in a brighter future, which is embodied in a girl singing in a church choir. But then the reader realizes that the prayer offered by the girl is doomed. To create images, the author uses epithets and metaphors.
Interesting fact: the poem belongs to the lyrical genre, in it, according to literary critics, Blok expresses his own feelings and emotions about senseless wars leading to the deaths of many people.
6. I foresee you. Years pass by
Composition "I foresee you. Years pass by”Was written in 1901 and belongs to one of the best examples of the poet’s love lyrics.
Interesting fact: Blok’s researchers believe that most of the works related to love lyrics are based on their own tense relations with L.D. Mendeleeva.
In this poem, the lyrical hero seeks to look into the soul to himself, to find in it the ideal of his woman. He creates her image, but that image does not exist in real life. The lyrical hero is in fear and tension from the fact that the image of his beloved created by him is far from real.
It also becomes clear from the work that the existence of a lyrical hero is impossible without his lover.
5. I'm scared to meet you ...
Poem “I'm scared to meet you ...”Was created in 1902. It is somewhat different from the works of love lyrics created by Blok earlier.
In this verse, romanticism and youthful enthusiasm, unable to adequately assess the world around us, are fading into the background. The lyrical hero becomes more courageous, he notices the everydayness of the world.
Around the image of the beloved, fantasies and dreams are still seen, but they are presented in the form of a light haze. The lyrical heroine is tangible and close, judging by the poem, but at the same time she is as far away and inaccessible as a goddess.
4. Woman
Composition "Woman”Was created by the poet in 1914, in those years he was already a mature author. Before the poem is the inscription "In memory of August Strindberg." The importance of the Swedish writer and publicist in the work and life of the Russian poet is universally recognized. Blok himself spoke about this.
If in the early period of his work the poet turns to the idea of Eternal Femininity, then in the later period he is more interested in the theme of Masculinity, which he addressed after familiarizing himself with the works of Strindberg.
Interesting fact: in later poems, Blok expresses disappointment at the search for the life embodiment of the ideal of a “beautiful lady”.
The meeting of the lyrical heroine and the hero takes place in the cemetery, but even in such a sad place, a grieving woman is visited by thoughts that the man does not just look at her, but, as it seems to her, with sympathy.
But this is not so, the lyrical hero came to the grave of his son, he does not care about a woman, so he looks after her with a condescending smile.
Apparently, the poet wanted to show with this work that a woman always remains a woman, no matter what situation she is in.
3. Scythians
Poem “Scythians”Written in 1918. During this period, the poet was impressed by the situation that the October Revolution brought to the country.
To create images, the author uses such artistic means as metaphors, avatars, epithets and comparisons.
Interesting fact: the work was created in just two days, 1918 was very fruitful for the poet, in just a month he was able to create several more poems.
In all spheres of society, problems arose after the October Revolution; growing tension was felt in the country. The block reacted sharply to the situation, so the verse was the result of his worries about the fate of Russia.
2. Stranger
The poem was created in 1906, it is studied in literature classes in 11th grade. The work was based on the personal experiences of the poet. Blok's wife at that time was carried away by Andrei Bely, who was a friend of their family.
AuthorStrangers"Suffered a lot, spent evenings in a small Petersburg restaurant, where he wrote these lines.
The verse is divided into two parts, in one the poet describes the drunkards from the restaurant, and in the other he speaks of a meeting with a beautiful stranger who visits this place, at the same time he is not sure whether she is a fruit of wine dreams.
1. The Twelve (poem)
The famous work was written in 1918. Poem “Twelve”Caused controversy among the contemporaries of the Block.
Someone believed that it was an ode to the events taking place in Russia after the October Revolution, while others thought that the work was a kind of requiem for the fate of the homeland.
Some literary scholars said that the poet neither at the time of writing the poem, nor after it had a clearly formed attitude to the situation in the country. The author could not soberly evaluate his intuitive impulse, he simply described his impressions.