Lermontov is a great poet. He wrote many poems. One of the main topics of Mikhail Yurievich is loneliness. It can be traced in his poetic creation “Leaf”. Lermontov wrote The Leaf in 1841.
Start
A sad story begins with a story about the main character of the story - a leaflet. Through him, the poet conveys his sadness, mental anguish. During the storm, a gust of wind tore the leaf from the oak branch and carried it to the steppe. On the way, the leaf gradually began to fade, dry up from grief, heat, cold. Perhaps in these lines Mikhail Lermontov spoke of himself? The leaf was its natural reflection. After all, it is known that Mikhail Yuryevich was also forced to part with his native cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg and go to serve in the Caucasus. Nicholas 1 exiled him here because Lermontov wrote the bold poem Death of a Poet in the year of Pushkin’s death. In the last lines of this work, he directly accuses the authorities of the demise of genius.
But this poem overnight glorified the poet. But he was forced to spend several months away from his homeland. Perhaps when Lermontov created the “Leaf”, he imagined himself in a foreign land. The sheet has reached the Black Sea. And the link of Mikhail Yurievich was in a southerly direction.
Chinara
In the south, a leaf meets a young plane tree. On the tree are beautiful green branches on which birds of paradise sit and sing wonderful songs. About such a beautiful plane tree I would like to settle my natural prototype Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov. The leaf is pressed against the roots of the tree and asks the plane tree to shelter it for a while. He explains to her that he matured prematurely in his homeland and grew up in a rather harsh world. Most likely, in these lines the poet has in mind his generation, which has also matured prematurely and leads an aimless life.
The poem by M. Yu. Lermontov “Leaf”, the secret meaning
Lermontov talks about two completely opposite characters. Chinara grows in love and harmony - its green branches are caressed by the wind, birds surround it. The sea washes its roots, the sun and then loves the plane tree.
Fate was not so supportive of the poor leaflet; no one spared him. On the contrary, the world was hostile towards him - the storm tore it from its native tree, then the wind drove it into the distance. They did not spare a leaf of either cold or heat. Under the influence of such a negative from faded. Sadness permeated the poem of a rather young man. But before his death there is very little time left. At the end of July 1841, he will die in a duel, just like his great idol Pushkin. Perhaps Mikhail Yuryevich foresaw this and understood that after his wanderings in a foreign land he would also have to fade before the deadline? Here are some conclusions that a profound analysis of Lermontov’s verse “Leaf” can lead to. But these are only assumptions. What then happened to the unfortunate wanderer who broke away from the branch and fell into a foreign land? Did he find peace and shelter? About this will tell the poet - Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov.
"Leaf" - the finale of the poem
Leaf told Chinar about his fate about how much he had to experience, what hardships and difficulties awaited him along the way. He asked her to shelter near his emerald leaves. The leaflet says that it knows many interesting stories. But the plane tree, as she says, does not need his fables. The birds of paradise weary of her hearing. Therefore, she does not want to listen to anything else. She doesn't like the look of the sheet. Chinara said he was yellow and dusty and not a pair of her fresh green sons. The tree says that the traveler should go further, because she does not know him. At the same time, the plane tree tells in what wonderful conditions it grows and that means it does not need anything else for happiness. After all, she is loved by the sun and shines for him, its branches grow towards the sky, the sea gives moisture to the roots. She is well, and there is nothing to do with the leaflet. This is how Mikhail Lermontov sadly ends his work.