K.D. Balmont was born on June 15, 1867 in the village of Gumnishchi, Vladimir province. The poet's father and mother were educated people, and helped their son develop his creativity.
Biography and creativity of K. D. Balmont
The poet began writing his first poems back in early childhood. K. D. Balmont did not receive an education, as he participated in anti-government actions, which was strictly prohibited at that time. In his youth, Balmont was interested in ethnography, history and chemistry. He knew about 15 foreign languages, which gave him the opportunity to translate literary works foreign authors into Russian.
During his life, Balmont wrote many poems in which he revealed the subtle the world. Balmont loved to travel: he visited countries such as France, the USA, New Zealand, Australia, Egypt, Spain. It was from these travels that he drew inspiration for his works. The poet died in 1942.
Poem "Autumn": analysis
In his poem “Autumn,” Konstantin Dmitrievich Balmont shares with his readers the sadness that they carry within themselves autumn days. The author describes the offensive cold autumn: lingonberries are ripening in the gardens, birds are about to fly to the warm south, the trees have put on their orange headdresses.
We see that the sun has begun to shine less often, but even when it shines in the sky, it does not warm at all. Some flowers still continue to bloom, but they no longer emit such an intoxicating aroma as in summer. Balmont writes that when autumn wakes up in the morning, it will begin to cry.
He meant autumn rain. Despite all the sadness of the work “Autumn,” we still cannot help but notice all the beauty of this season. At this time, the trees are full of red and yellow foliage, already dried grass carpets are decorated with beads of autumn berries, even the autumn rain is beautiful in its own way - because it carries a special cool freshness.
Autumn in the eyes of poets
Autumn in its lyrical works described by many Russian poets, in particular, B. Pasternak, K. Balmont, F. Tyutchev. They all admired the beauty, mystery and grandeur of this season. However, their poems are not without a share of sadness, because autumn is the time when the earth finally says goodbye to summer and prepares to meet the frosty winter.
Many Russian poets depicted autumn in their poems using metaphors. A striking example are Balmont’s lines: “...autumn will wake up, cry...”, “... the sun laughs...”. Thus, the poets tried to emphasize that nature, like Living being also yearns for the cheerful summer time.
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Analysis of the poem "Autumn"
Autumn of change
The Russian poet K. D. Balmont (1867-1942), in his work very often turned to nature, describing its beauty, mystery and grandeur. His poems are amazingly beautiful and musical, perfectly chosen rhymes, understandable words and a certain ease of writing gives Balmont’s works tenderness, freshness and melodiousness. In the poem "Autumn", the poet describes the beginning autumn time- colorful autumn.
This is exactly that period of autumn when the lingonberries are already “ripening” in the forest, and “all the trees are shining in a multi-colored attire” and there is no longer even “incense in the flowers.” And using metaphors to describe internal state nature, “...autumn will wake up, cry...”, “the sun laughs...”, the author not only vividly depicts the autumn season, but also fills it with life. With these words, the poet emphasizes that nature, like a living creature, also yearns for spring. She is sad for the beautiful, warm summer days, but inside her there is always spring, as in the soul of the author himself, who speaks easily and without any special embellishment about the autumn season.
But, besides the direct description autumn nature, this work contains deep meaning, revealing the feelings and inner mood of the author himself. Autumn always brings melancholy, engulfing the souls of people who subtly feel the world around them. The author says that “my heart became sadder.” Either this state of nature in the autumn season so impresses the poet, or the impending changes in society, since the poem was written in 1899. The poet’s heart is filled with sadness, even “the sun laughs less often,” and autumn itself is associated with tears. Rainy weather, which is quite typical for the second half of autumn, here is a kind of symbol of the onset of rain. better changes and not only in nature, like the change of seasons.
The poem "Autumn" is a vivid example landscape lyrics. Balmont presented a description of the sad time years without using bright epithets and comparisons without coloring it in bright words. He managed to convey in this poem both a description of autumn and the state of his soul and feelings that fill his inner world.
His poems are amazingly beautiful, perfectly chosen rhymes, clear words and a certain ease of writing, giving the works tenderness and freshness. In the poem “Autumn,” the poet describes the beginning of the autumn season - colorful autumn.
This is exactly that period of autumn when the lingonberries are already “ripening” in the forest, and “all the trees are shining in a multi-colored attire” and there is no longer even “incense in the flowers.” And using metaphors to describe the internal state of nature, “...autumn will wake up, cry...”, “the sun laughs...”, the author not only vividly depicts the autumn season, but also fills it with life. With these words, the poet emphasizes that nature, like a living creature, also yearns for spring. She is sad for the beautiful, warm summer days, but inside her there is always spring, as in the soul of the author himself, who speaks easily and without any special embellishment about the autumn season.
But, in addition to a direct description of autumn nature, this work has a deep meaning that reveals the feelings and inner mood of the author himself. Autumn always brings melancholy, engulfing the souls of people who subtly feel the world around them. The author says that “my heart became sadder.” Either this state of nature in the autumn season so impresses the poet, or the impending changes in society, since the poem was written in 1899. The poet’s heart is filled with sadness, even “the sun laughs less often,” and autumn itself is associated with tears. Rainy weather, which is quite typical for the second half of autumn, here is a kind of symbol of the onset of bad changes, and not only in nature, like the change of seasons.
The poem “Autumn” is a vivid example of landscape lyricism. Balmont presented a description of the saddest time of the year, without using bright epithets and comparisons, without coloring it with bright words. He managed to convey in this poem both a description of autumn and the state of his soul and feelings that fill his inner world.
Lingonberries are ripening,
The days have become colder,
And from the bird's cry
My heart became sadder.
Flocks of birds fly away
Away, beyond the blue sea.
All the trees are shining
In a multi-colored dress.
The sun laughs less often
There is no incense in the flowers.
Autumn will wake up soon
And he will cry sleepily.
1899
The poet Konstantin Balmont is rightfully considered one of the first Russian symbolists, whose work became a role model among writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Experimenting with styles, Balmont was fond of decadence and romanticism, but it was symbols that he gave in his work great value, believing that only with their help can one express one’s thoughts most fully and vividly and convey them to future generations of readers.
K. D. Balmont... in his work very often turned to nature, describing its beauty, mystery and grandeur. His poems are amazingly beautiful and musical; perfectly chosen rhymes, clear words and a certain ease of writing give Balmont’s works tenderness, freshness and melodiousness. In the poem “Autumn,” the poet describes the beginning of the autumn season - colorful autumn.
Poem " Autumn"was written by the poet in 1899, at the peak of his literary fame. This short and, at first glance, very lyrical work actually carries a rather deep semantic load. The poem begins with simple phrases about how lingonberries are ripening in the forest, the days are getting shorter and the cry of birds flying south brings me sadness. This is exactly what it looks like autumn blues, which often embraces the souls of impressionable and romantic people who subtly feel the world around them and live in harmony with it.”
The author says that " my heart became sadder" Either this state of nature in the autumn season so impresses the poet, or the impending changes in society, since the poem was written in 1899. The poet's heart is filled with sadness, even " the sun laughs less often"... Rainy weather, which is quite typical for the second half of autumn, here is a kind of symbol of the onset of bad changes, and not only in nature as the change of seasons.
It should not be forgotten that this work dates from last year the passing 19th century. The change of eras causes Symbolists not only slight sadness, but also quite understandable panic. In every event they see a kind of omen that life will change very soon. Moreover, not in better side. Therefore, in the poem “Autumn” there are clear nostalgic notes, which today, after a century, can be called prophetic. Konstantin Balmont admires the birds that fly overseas to warmer lands, and seems to have a presentiment that he will soon have to leave Russia, where autumn will come not because of the time of year, but because of the feeling when everything old dies, but the new has not yet arrived. destined to be born.
The poet associates autumn itself with tears, which is also very symbolic. And it’s not just the rainy weather, which is very typical for this time of year. 17 years will pass, and on exactly the same rainy autumn day the world will be split into two opposing camps. Therefore, the phrase “autumn will soon wake up and cry awake” can be interpreted as a premonition of trouble, which is as inevitable as the change of seasons.
If we consider this work from a literary point of view, without trying to read it between the lines, the poem “Autumn” is an excellent example of landscape lyricism. Moreover, Konstantin Balmont, reputed to be a polyglot and an expert in 15 foreign languages, does not seek to color the description of the saddest time of the year with vivid epithets and comparisons.”
Let us turn to the text of the poem itself “ Autumn».
The text of the poem is divided into three quatrains, related in meaning, which organizes the reader’s attention.
The integrity of the text is achieved not only in meaning, but also thanks to accurate lexical repetitions(steel-became), root repetitions (bird-birds, multi-colored - flowers), contextual synonyms (colder-sadder).
The dominant feature of the entire text is the title “ Autumn" It not only sets the theme for the poem, but also turns into a proper name in the last stanza " Autumn will wake up soon..." Thus, the poet shows that autumn for him is a living person.
By genre this poem refers to elegy. The elegy is written in the first person. Thus, we have before us a lyrical work imbued with a sad mood.
The poem is written in two-foot anapest, thanks to which the text is pronounced easily and smoothly, as if in a chant. This is also facilitated by the exact female rhyme and the cross type of rhyme. Taken together, these features make the text sound more melodic and lyrical.
As already mentioned, there are practically no poems in the text artistic trails. However, it is not difficult to notice the constant epithet “blue sea” and the personification “ The sun laughs less often», « Soon Autumn will wake up and cry awake" With these words, the poet emphasizes that nature, like a living creature, also yearns for spring. She is sad for warm summer days. There is always spring inside her, as well as in the soul of the author himself, who speaks easily and without any special embellishment about the autumn season.
Let's look at the syntax of the poem. The first two stanzas are complex sentences, consisting of a number of simple ones. The last stanza consists of one complex and one complicated homogeneous members offers. It is interesting that there are components nominal predicates (« have become colder», « became sadder», « laughs less often»). Lexical meaning compound predicate, contained in its basis, does not express any action, but serves to convey the mood of nature and the author’s mood in tune with it.
After the first reading, it can be noted that logical stress falls precisely on these predicates, which perfectly conveys the feelings of the author himself.
From the phonetic side, we can note the alliteration for voiceless noisy WITH, C. Thanks to the repetition of these consonant sounds, the expressiveness of the poem is enhanced, it becomes more harmonious. These sounds capture the sadness and melancholy not only of nature itself, but also of the author. The reader feels the poet’s sad mood; it seems that he himself is somewhere nearby and hears his quiet, melodious speech.
By With sings bru With Nika,
WITH The days were getting colder,
And from the bird's cry
IN With erd ts
e With talo gru With more precisely.
WITH Thai petit ts fly away
Away, for With frosty sea.
All the trees are near With are melting
In different ts wet attire.
WITH oln ts e less often With mee[ ts A],
No in ts vetah incense.
WITH koro o With talk about With Not[ ts A]
And he will cry With about With onya.
So the poem "Autumn"is a vivid example of landscape poetry. Balmont presented a description of the saddest time of the year, without using bright epithets and comparisons, without coloring it with bright words. He managed to convey in this poem both a description of autumn and the state of his soul and feelings that fill his inner world.
In his poem “Autumn,” Konstantin Dmitrievich Balmont shares with his readers the sadness that autumn days carry. The author describes the onset of cold autumn: lingonberries are ripe in the gardens, birds are about to fly to the warm south, the trees have put on their orange headdresses.
We see that the sun has begun to shine less often, but even when it shines in the sky, it does not warm at all. Some flowers still continue to bloom, but they no longer emit such an intoxicating aroma as in summer. Balmont writes that when autumn wakes up in the morning, it will begin to cry.
He meant autumn rain. Despite all the sadness of the work “Autumn,” we still cannot help but notice all the beauty of this season. At this time, the trees are full of red and yellow foliage, already dried grass carpets are decorated with beads of autumn berries, even the autumn rain is beautiful in its own way - because it carries a special cool freshness.
Many Russian poets described autumn in their lyrical works, in particular,
B. Pasternak, K. Balmont, F. Tyutchev. They all admired the beauty, mystery and grandeur of this season. However, their poems are not without a share of sadness, because autumn is the time when the earth finally says goodbye to summer and prepares to meet the frosty winter.
Many Russian poets depicted autumn in their poems using metaphors. A striking example is Balmont’s lines: “...autumn will wake up and cry,” “...the sun laughs.” Thus, the poets tried to emphasize that nature, like a living creature, also yearns for the cheerful summer time.
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