The theme of the homeland is one of the most popular among writers and poets. Each of them in its own way depicts its edges and expresses feelings for them.
In this article we will analyze "Goy you, Russia, my dear." Yesenin dedicated this poem to his native land. However, like many of his works.
Life and work of S. A. Yesenin
Before starting to consider the poem, we will familiarize ourselves with some biographical data and the poet's work.
Yesenin was a native of the village of Konstantinovo, Ryazan province. From childhood, he was surrounded by nature. He admired and inspired her. His first poems were dedicated to her.
Having left his native village in the bustling city of Moscow, Yesenin yearned for his native places. There he was a simple boy who enjoyed the world around him. The way the poet depicts his land will be shown to us by the analysis of S. Yesenin’s poem , “Goy you, Russia, my dear.”
1914 is the year of its writing. By this time, the poet has been living in the capital for 2 years and yearns for his native village.
The content of the poem "Goy you, Russia, my dear"
The work begins with the appeal of the poet. It is directed by native Russia. He portrays her with huts that are clothed with images. Russia is endless, with a blue sky in which eyes drown. The author looks at the fields, like a “calling pilgrim”. Poplars make noise around the hedges.
During the Savior, it smells of honey and apples. In the meadows they dance merrily and dance. The poet writes that he will run along a crumpled path between green meadows and hear a girl's laughter.
He says that even if he is called to heaven, but if he has to leave these parts, he will refuse. Only the poet needs the homeland.
Esenin colorfully describes his land ("Goy you, Russia, my dear"). The analysis, which will be given below, will show us from different angles this work. We will consider the literary techniques that the author used to create his brainchild.
Analysis of the poem by S. Yesenin "Goy you, Russia, my dear"
The homeland portrayed by the poet is shown by a saint. In her houses there are icons (images). The poet himself feels in her a "visiting pilgrim." Spas is celebrated in churches. All this shows the spirituality of Russia.
The motherland is as if alive, and the poet addresses her as a loved one.
A feeling of sadness is revealed in this lyrics. The poet yearns for his native places, he is just a “wanderer,” a wanderer. A blue sky sucks him in, a crumpled path beckons. As Yesenin clearly called the poem - "Goy you, Russia, my dear"! Analysis of this work returns us to childhood and youth, when the soul was bright. This poem is nostalgia for the native land.
To convey all spirituality, beauty, longing, the author uses various expressive means. Which ones, we will consider further and this will complete the analysis "Goy you, Russia, my dear." Yesenin always used literary techniques in his poetry, which made her unique.
Expressive means in the work
The first trick we come across in the poem is personification. It is expressed by the poet’s appeal to Russia. Also, this technique is used in relation to the dance (dancing), which is buzzing.
The poet applies color painting. The sky depicts so blue that their eyes are drowning. Meadows are green. You can also note the golden color that appears to the reader when he encounters lines about images, honey, churches.
Yesenin actively uses metaphors - a merry dance, poplar waxes, and also epithets - stony, short, meek, wrinkled, green.
What does the analysis “Goy you, Russia, my dear” show us? Yesenin actively uses definitions to convey his characterization of the homeland.
He uses verbs so that readers move with him, his plot. First, he inspects his native land, then runs along the path and hears the laughter of the girls.
Conclusion
How much analysis has shown us, "Goy you, Russia, my dear." Yesenin is a devoted fan, a patriot of his native land. His Russia is Konstantinovo, in which he spent his happy, serene years. It is rural landscapes, lifestyle attract Yesenin. He yearns for them while in Moscow.
What attracts his native land? Spirituality, beauty, simplicity. All that he did not meet in the capital.
To express his feelings, the author used various techniques: personification, metaphor, epithet, applied color painting. All these literary tools managed to draw in the eyes of readers the Russia that the poet wanted to portray - with its huts, icons, small hedges, churches, boundless sky, fields, round dances. The essence of the Motherland for the poet is in its spiritual beauty, proximity to nature.
The native lands inspired Yesenin all his creative life. They encouraged him to poetry, poems about them helped him enter the literary circle. Of course, the theme of Yesenin’s works is not limited to just a declaration of love for the Motherland and its description. However, these motifs are heard in many of his early poems.