Table Lyric work theme
November 12, 2020 | Education
| Lyric theme | a brief description of | Example |
Love theme (love lyrics) | Poetic works about the problem of love; about the relationship between a man and a woman, the presence of the image of a lyrical heroine. The poet’s desire to convey the depth, uniqueness, fleetingness, beauty of love feelings. | A.S. Pushkin “I remember a wonderful moment …” |
Nature theme (landscape lyrics) | Poetic works describing pictures of nature, images of animals, feelings of a lyric hero, caused by the contemplation of nature | S. A. Yesenin “Birch” |
The theme of the appointment of poet and poetry (civic lyrics) | Lyric works that reveal the essence of poetry, the role of poetry, the purpose of the poet | M.Yu. Lermontov “Death of a Poet” |
The topic of the search for the meaning of life (philosophical lyrics) | Lyric works about the meaning of human existence, about the problems of being, about life and death | FI Tyutchev “It is not given to us to predict …” |
Freedom theme (free-spirited lyrics) | Poetic works about will, spiritual freedom of the individual | A. N. Radishchev ode “Liberty” |
Friendship theme | Lyric works about friendship, creating the image of a poet’s friend; possible direct appeal | A. Pushkin “To Chaadaev” |
Loneliness theme | Poetic works about the loneliness of the lyric hero, his disconnection from the outside world, misunderstanding by other people | M. Yu. Lermontov “Parus” |
Homeland theme (patriotic lyrics) | Lyrical works about the Motherland, its fate, present and past, about the defenders of the fatherland | A. A. Blok “Russia” |
People theme | Lyric works about the fate of the people, about the life of people from the people | N. A. Nekrasov “Railway” |
