Before analyzing the poem “MoreMay night ”, it is necessary to say a few words about the aesthetic views of the poet. Athanasius Fet lived and worked at the same time as Nekrasov, but the idea of the purpose of poetry and the lyrics themselves were completely opposite to the poets. If Nekrasov saw his Muse as the grumbling sister of a “tortured” people, then at Fet she is a source of “pure thoughts”, designed to carry her away from “life unrest”. In the era of democratic moods, Fet's lyrics were alien to progressive and popular at that time journals, they poked fun at the poet, criticized and wrote dozens of parodies of his elegant and not at all social poems.
Meaning of art
Feta's poem "Another May Night" waswritten in 1857. In it, he appears as a true apologist for "pure art." This term means that the purpose of art is to proclaim eternal values, to strive for perfect beauty, and not to depend on current events, and especially not to expose the disorders in society. Creative spirit, according to Fet, is needed just to overcome the "dark darkness" of everyday life, to escape from it.
Analysis of the poem "Another May Night": content
The secret of true poetry is that,no matter how much you read (or listen to) the lyrical work, it finds a deep response and causes new feelings and images every time. This is due to the fact that the poet brings to the fore image-feeling, image-experience and uses expressive artistic means to embody it. Such is Fet's poem “Another May Night”. In order to fully enjoy the poetic masterpiece, to feel it together with the poet, we will thoughtfully read the poem several times. First we will see that the lyrical hero enthusiastically admires the spring night, breathing in its air, listening to its sounds.
A subsequent reading will surprise us with a whole gamut.emotions that the poet is experiencing. He is full of excitement, gratitude, bliss and anxiety. Acute intrigue is manifested in the fact that the face of the May night gives ecstasy and at the same time gives rise to thoughts about the finiteness of life.
Composition of the poem
This exquisite lyrical work consists offour consecutively reinforcing each other quatrain. The first begins and ends with an exclamation, reflects admiration and introduces the atmosphere of spring. The second quatrain repeats the exclamation in the first line and gives the sound and visual images that prepare the agitated mood of expectation unfolded in the next quatrain. It opens with the metaphor of a birch bride, which is “trembling” - this word combines the physical flutter of foliage in the wind and emotional state. In the fourth quatrain, the author again refers to the night, “explaining” with her as with a “disembodied” lover. The nightingale song (serene and light) is replaced by the “unwitting song” of the inner self. Both songs arise instinctively, involuntarily. The last line of the poem, which at first glance sounds like a discord with the general mood, nonetheless turned out to be prepared: the languor, which at first had a tinge of bliss, gradually flowed into a sense of confusion.
Expressive means
Confusion lyrical hero conveys through appearancebirches that are "waiting" for something. The image of stars, not distant and cold, as is customary, is remarkable, but “warm and gentle” looking into the soul. This personification instantly reduces the time and space of the poem. Everything is now seen as closely interconnected, woven into a mysterious and tender union of the vast Universe and the human soul, which contains all of it. It is not by chance that the poet uses the metaphorical image of the bride in the poem “Another May Night”. An analysis of the synonymic series in which this image is given demonstrates delightfully gentle and intimate intonation. These are carefully selected metaphors and epithets: “virgin newlywed”, “bliss”, “fresh”, “pure”, “translucent”, “meekly”, “shyly”, “trembling”, “beckons and comforts”.
Analysis of the poem "Another May Night" opensone more of its features: the opposition of images and feelings move from external and large-scale perception to the internal, elusive and intimate. Thus, the static kingdom of blizzards, ice and snow is contrasted with fresh flying May, a tangible tenderness - incorporeality. Joy is contrasted with strangeness, anxiety vies with love, perfect beauty with possible death. Poets always keenly feel the gulf between the infinite cosmos, the ever-renewing nature and the mortal man. Afanasy Fet is no stranger to this idea. “May Day Night” presents this antithesis: the last song opposes the young breath of spring. But Fet would not be himself if he had not softened this opposition by a mysterious “maybe”. In general, it is not in the rules of the poets of the school of "pure art" to place clear accents and strong touches. On the contrary, reticence, the presence of secrets, light contours and hints are welcomed. So the poet overcomes the finiteness of being, unites the restless anxious soul with the unlimited power of love. From this sadness becomes light, gains wings.
Central idea
Conducting an analysis of the poem "Another May Night"It is worth mentioning that in it Fet goes beyond the landscape lyrics, in which his pen feels so free. Before us is a philosophical work expressing the idea of the harmony of nature and the impotence of the mind to comprehend this harmony. To this end, the author intentionally uses a non-existent grammatical form - “incorporeal”, where the comparative degree does not arise from a qualitative, but from a relative adjective. The idea of the poem is confirmed by its sound organization. Written in a pentameter iambic with a cross rhyme, it has a lofty solemn intonation.
