Joseph Brodsky believed that every poetica work learned by heart can become its own. In a figurative sense, of course. But even the light poems of Akhamatova, Tsvetaeva and Yesenin, learned in school years, are remembered by a few adults. And what about modern children and adolescents? You need to try hard to find a fan of poetry among them. Moreover, most people, far from philology, are sure that memorizing poetry is a tedious and completely useless occupation. But this is a gross error. The article tells about what you need to learn excerpts from prose and poetry. And also the lightest verses of Akhmatova are given.
Poetry in school
As already mentioned, among modernadolescents lovers poetic genre is very small. Whereas, fifty-one hundred years ago, almost every senior high school student could memorize the impressive excerpts from Onegin.
But today, in the 21st century, when there is access toany kind of information, the need to learn someone's, even if talented, lines, it would seem, has disappeared. And priorities have become different. It is difficult to imagine Yesenin in our age, who reads the poem "The Black Man" with an oppressed and painful expression on his face, and the audience, fascinated listening to it. The interests of today's young people are different.
Many school children experience difficulties withmemorizing poems. They are not easy to remember the lines "It was stifling from the burning light" or "I squeezed my hands under a dark veil". But this is perhaps the lightest poetry of Akhmatova. As a result, the evaluation of literature decreases, there is dislike for this subject.
But every schoolboy is (if successful)future student. The universities will have to work out huge amounts of information, which is impossible, having a bad memory. Learning verses, along with learning foreign languages, is the best way to develop memory.
With what to begin?
It is not difficult to remember lyrical works.But for a person who has never done this, the process may seem difficult. In fact, every subsequent poem is remembered more quickly. You just need to start. And, of course, not with Lomonosov, but with poems that are close to the heart. To do this, it is better to read the collection of poetry of the Silver Age, where everyone will find suitable for themselves, light poems by Akhmatova, Annensky, Yesenin, Tsvetaeva.
Poetry for adults
You need to learn poetry not only for children and teenagers.Doctors believe that memorizing excerpts from prose or lyrical works is an excellent exercise for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease. It is known that senile forgetfulness is less common among actors. Representatives of this profession learn the texts all their lives. This is part of their job. So, even if you are in the prime of your life and think that thinking about age-related ailments is too early, take action. Teach at least three lines daily.
Stress reliever
We live in a difficult time.Every day we are exposed to stress: traffic jams, queues in state institutions, conflicts at work, quarrels in the family. A person who knows many poems has a huge advantage over those who mistakenly perceive poetry as a relic of the past. It is worthwhile to give an example.
A woman after a hard day's work comes toparental meeting in school. Within ten minutes the teacher gives useful information. And the subsequent time is allocated to conversations, which either do not make sense, or have, but for the individual present. The woman starts to get nervous: lunch is not prepared, tomorrow you need to get up early. There is an unpleasant sensation in vain spent time, and the mother of one of the students pours oil on the fire, narrating with pride about her son's achievements.
The school class can be left, referring to cases.But the heroine of this little story is an intelligent man, and people of this type never avoid uncomfortable situations. And it seems, it was for such people that they created their heartfelt works of Tsvetaeva and Akhmatova. Light verses, consisting of only five to seven lines, are able to distract, relax, even relieve a little stress. A woman reads (not out loud, of course): "Do you want to know how it was all?" And after just two or three minutes idle talk by her parents is not so tiresome.
Easy poems by Anna Akhmatova and Marina Tsvetaevaneed to know. It should be noted that not every three-dimensional work is complex. Above was a passage from a poem consisting of only seven lines. It's easy to learn. But you can find Anna Ahmatova's poems, which are easy to learn, but have an impressive volume. For example, "Song of the last meeting."
One can also name one of the poemsTsvetaeva: Yesterday I was still looking in the eye .... The lyrical heroine narrates about the difficult female share, about the variability and betrayal of men. The words "My darling, what have I done to you?" Sound like a refrain. The poem consists of ten stanzas. To someone who knows it by heart, even traffic jams are not terrible.
However, let us return to the work of Akhmatova.Most of the author's poems are small in volume and, indeed, easy to learn. But in order to remember them quickly, you need to understand the meaning. Below are easy-to-learn verses by Akhmatova.
about the author
She did not write Akhmatova's merry works.Poems that are easy to learn have a fairly profound content. Those who prefer cheerful poetry, should refer to the early period of Esenin's creativity. The golden-haired native of the Ryazan village (at the beginning of his career) composed mostly poems about nature. As for Akhmatova, she lived a long but difficult life. The husband - Gumilev - was arrested, and then shot. The son spent many years in the camps, and after liberation he was unable to establish relations with his mother.
Autobiographical poem by Akhmatova -"They took you away at dawn." The work consists of eight lines. It tells about the arrest of a loved one. The author completes the poem with the words that she, apparently, is destined, like the streltsy wives, "to howl under the Kremlin towers".
"Confusion"
This poem consists of three parts.The first begins with the words "It was stifling from the burning light." The lyrical heroine talks about the first meeting with her lover. Then, in the second part, her elect shows sheer indifference. And, finally, in the third - the denouement. "Ten years of fading and screaming" - so begins the last stanza. Just a few lines Akhmatova told a whole story. A story of love, disappointment and indifference. The poem ends with a capacious, laconic and very wise phrase: "You have departed, and have become again in the soul and empty and clear."
Each of the parts of "Confusion" is aa separate poem. You can learn one of them, and you can do it all. In this work there are no metaphors difficult to perceive. It's pretty simple. But at the same time it amazes with depth, penetration.
"I squeezed my hands ..."
This is one of the most famous poems.His heroine is a strong, proud woman. In total, in twelve lines, the poet conveyed the depth and drama of her experiences. He's leaving. She runs after him, "not touching the railing." Despite his pride, he says: "If you leave, I will die." And in the meantime he remains unperturbed or tries to seem like that. He smiles "calmly and eerily" and utters a meaningless phrase.
Akhmatova's poetry is easy to learn not only due to the absence of complex artistic forms. Her poetry is close to every woman. However, among the men there are admirers of Anna Akhmatova's talent.
"All of us are brave ..."
At the beginning of the last century, poets used togather in special institutions, representing a cross between a cafe and a club of interests. One of them was in a basement room and was called "Stray Dog". Anna Andreevna would go in there often. And although there were mainly writers gathered there, the place was pretty green. This place and its visitors were dedicated to the lines "We are all the brave men here, harlots" Akhmatova.
Short, light verses must be taught every day.And not only to train memory. Poetry is part of the cultural heritage. Fortunately, Bradbury's predictions did not come true. Books in the XXI century do not burn. Nevertheless, people are moving away from them every year. Poems need to be taught at least in order to not become one of their heroes of the famous anti-utopia and not forget how to think and see the beautiful.
