In 1823, Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin wrote the poem "Demon". It was not by chance that he chose such a gloomy name for his small poetic work. We will examine the content of the poem, conduct a complete analysis of it, to find out what gloomy thoughts are expressed in Pushkin's “Demon”. An analysis of the biography of the poet and his work will help us in this.
The content of the poem "Demon"
The poet recalls what wonderful days he had. How he received new impressions, how he was inspired by girlish views, nature, love, freedom, fame and art. But in these hours of pleasure, a longing dawned on him, which he called an evil genius. She began to constantly visit him, and these meetings were sad for the poet.
A smile, a look, the speech of an evil genius chilled the soul of the author. He was slandered, did not believe in beauty, love and freedom, despised inspiration, looked at life with mockery and did not bless anything.
Analysis of Pushkin's poem "Demon". Techniques used in the work
What did the poet want to express in his poem "Demon"? Pushkin in it tells readers about the longing with which he met. About the crisis that happened to him. He animated his feeling, using an artistic technique - personification. A demon is a metaphor. He is his disappointment with life. Thus, the author shares with us what worries him: loss of meaning, coldness in the soul.
Pushkin uses various artistic techniques in the poem. We meet numerous epithets: “sublime feelings”, “evil genius”, “wonderful look”, “stinging speeches”, “cold poison”, “inexhaustible slander”, “beautiful dream”.
To list everything that he has lost, the author uses the multi-union: "and the eyes ... and the noise ... and ... singing ..."
The work itself is written in 4-stop iamba, in the elegy genre, in a romantic style.
The relationship of the biography of the poet and his work
The work was written when Pushkin was 24 years old. By this time, much had happened in the poet's life. He managed to go to exile in Siberia and through the efforts of his comrades-in-arms was moved south. The reason for this was his work, which Alexander the First did not like because of the political content.
The poet early understood what role power plays in this life, it greatly disappointed him. Such events gave rise to the poem "Demon". A.S. Pushkin lost inspiration. He realized that there is censorship that will not allow him to express what he wants to convey to readers. The poet sank into anguish.
Conclusion
An analysis of Pushkin’s poem “Demon” showed us what gave birth to the poet to write such a gloomy work. References, persecution were reflected in the literary works of the author. He lost the meaning of life, which was in creativity. Indeed, the strict censorship of Alexander the First forbade him to publish topical lyrics. Thus, the poet was deprived of the most important thing - self-expression through creativity.
Pushkin realized: in order to succeed in society, he needed to abandon literary activity. However, he was a real rebel and continued his work. Therefore, this link in the life of the poet will not be the only one.
In addition to the inability to express his thoughts through literary works, Pushkin was also disappointed with love. He understood that he could not offer anything to the girls.
He was also strongly influenced by other non-state, but wealthy and influential people. All this fettered the poet.
Having examined the elegy, we learned what tricks Pushkin used in his work “Demon”. The analysis showed the richness of the language, the use of various techniques in the poem.
The poet managed to convey to his readers his view of the circumstances surrounding him. After listing his values, he said that they all remained in doubt, which the demon instilled in him. He destroys his ideals. However, this state of the poet is temporary. No matter how wilted in his work “Demon” Pushkin, an analysis of his work and biography showed us that, despite censorship and circumstances, the poet continued his work.
He wrote, worked, fought until his last breath. The poet was whole, never betrayed his ideals, no matter how hard it was given to him. Nothing could stop him, not even the frustrations and temporary doubts that Pushkin described in the Elegy "Demon". Analysis of the work and biographical data showed us that the poet fought and defeated him with his ailment. This proves the existence of such a rich literary heritage that A.S. Pushkin left to the whole world.