Nikolai Rubtsov is a Russian poet of the second half of the 20th century. He was born in the village, so his work was always inextricably linked with the theme of nature, with the contrast between urban and rural. Sometimes the poet had to feel a certain alienation, he was faced with problems in life. Hence the motive of loneliness and pilgrimage in his poems. An analysis of N. Rubtsov’s poem “Star of the Fields” shows that the poet can also be called a philosopher with his own conception of the vision of the world.
Rubtsov - representative of quiet lyrics
The lyrics of Nikolai Rubtsov are called quiet. All thanks to easy tonality, grace of verse and theme. The main theme of Rubtsov’s work was his small homeland, that is, the corner where he was born and grew. The poet wrote a lot about the village, about the beauty of Russian nature. It should be said that Rubtsov continues the traditions of Russian peasant poets of the early 20th century, in particular Sergei Yesenin, when he wrote in the spirit of peasant poetry. You can also find similarities with the poetry of Lermontov. Nature for Rubtsov, as well as for the above poets, is a harmonizing principle. Analysis of the poem N.M. Rubtsov's "Field Star" confirms this.
Theme and idea of the poem
The central image of the poem is a star. The celestial bodies have always attracted people. Some stars seem cold and indifferent, while others, looking at them, feel the warmth and some presence of an unknown force that governs human lives. On a thematic variety it is philosophical lyrics. As the analysis of the poem Star of the Fields shows, Rubtsov can rightfully be called a philosopher poet. For him, a star is a source of warming light; he turns to it in difficult moments of life. This soothing star power is the main theme of the work.
The philosophical concept of Rubtsov
As a detailed analysis of the poem Star of the Fields shows, Rubtsov innovates the poets' understanding of such oppositions as "earth" and "sky". Rubtsov connects these two areas, they are indivisible. That is why already in the name we see the definition is not "heavenly", but "star of the fields." It is precisely in this connection between earth and sky that a similarity is manifested between Rubtsov’s poetry and Yesenin’s lyrics. Only at Yesenin a rainbow, a tree or some body of water, in which the sky reflects, acted as a connecting link, while at Rubtsov everything is easier. Man himself must feel this ownership of everything. Not a single natural phenomenon can be alien to man. People always trust in heavenly forces, and the star is a clear proof that these higher forces exist. Mayakovsky’s poem “Listen” immediately comes to mind, in which the poet also speaks of the need for the presence of celestial bodies. In it, Vladimir Vladimirovich reflected the idea that man is the smallest grain of sand in a vast universe, he is afraid, he is lost. But the star as a reminder of divine power helps people.
Lyric hero of the poem
Without considering the lyric hero, it is impossible to analyze the poem Star of the Fields. Rubtsov writes the work in the first person, and therefore we can identify the author and his lyrical hero. He feels like a lonely companion, tangled on life’s roads. He is one of the "disturbing inhabitants of the earth." It is not surprising that the motive of loneliness arises in Rubtsov's poem. He did not live a happy life. He was brought up in an orphanage, faced with injustice, poverty and hunger. He, like many other people on earth, is devoid of faith, the only thing that helps a person to survive. The poet says that he tried not to lose sight of his star. And here is a biographical fact that we can find in the poem. Many years later, Rubtsov returned to his native village, and there he saw this star, which was brighter than in other cities. The epithet "icy haze" refers to the fact that the action takes place in the North, where the stars create the illusion of heat, so necessary for man.
Analysis plan
The analysis of the poem "Star of the Fields" (Scars) according to the plan should look as follows:
- theme and idea of a poem,
- author’s philosophy
- lyrical hero
- size, rhyme, stanza and means of expression,
- emotional filling.
Formal analysis of Rubtsov’s poem "Field Star"
The size that the poet chooses was a favorite for his predecessor Lermontov, this is iambic. There are four stanzas in the poem, each of them has a cross-rhyme. The poem abounds with expressive means. Scar uses a syntactic tool such as anaphora. The phrase “field star” is repeated three times, also anaphora in two adjacent lines of the third stanza (“It burns”). Lexical means are widely represented. The author uses the epithets "haze icy", "friendly ray". The phrase "icy haze" is repeated twice in the text, which enhances the emotional tone, a feeling of alienation, lostness. Also in the text there are metonyms: "A Dream Enveloped the Motherland", but this line also has a metaphor. Very beautiful metaphors in the last two lines of the second stanza. The main image that allows you to see the analysis of the poem is the star of the fields. Rubtsov shows how important it is for him to see this luminary. The star reminds him of the house, in foreign lands it does not shine so brightly, but it still helps.
Emotional filling
An analysis of Nikolai Rubtsov’s poem "Star of the Fields" showed that the author sought to enhance the effect using various neighborhoods of expressiveness. But what emotions did he want to convey? Firstly, it is a feeling of anxiety for those people who are deprived of faith, hope, those who are alone. Secondly, and this emotion prevails, a sense of some security. The star of the fields leads a lost person, she guards him, illuminates the path.