A lot has been written about poetry. Trying to define it, you need to listen to your heart. Creating poetry is a truly creative and inspiring process!
Boris Pasternak, giving such a definition in his work, emotionally and figuratively presented the reader with an understanding of this artistic miracle.
Poetry as a phenomenon
Trying to give such a definition is like looking for the meaning of life, because everyone has his own. The art of the word itself is perfect, since only it can convey the emotional component of human life.
Poetry is the pinnacle of the gift of words. In it there is an opportunity to express in words spirituality and harmony, sensuality and emotionality - any shades of human existence. Boris Pasternak was characterized by this feature - the versatility of perception of the world around him. His poetic work has a tinge of philosophical reflection on life.
B. Pasternak's poem
In the poem "The Definition of Poetry" the author expressed his understanding of this art of the word so voluminously that it strikes the reader's imagination. Pasternak seemed to breathe the world into himself -the whole, entirely - and on exhalation drew a three-dimensional picture of the surrounding space.
Pasternak's definition of poetry is not unambiguous and at the same time comprehensive. The poet seemed to capture in a word everything that surrounded him. He did it in his own way, sincerely and boldly. After all, you can see the beauty in the details of the world, right? This is characteristic of creative and talented natures, only an inspired soul is capable of singing about life!
The poems of Boris Pasternak are perceived by many people ambiguously, sometimes difficult. There is only one solution to the problem - they need to "listen with the heart".
Reading the work
Boris Pasternak in his poem "The Definition of Poetry" compares it with all sorts of phenomena: crushed ice floes (with their clicking), tears of the universe, with sweet, stalled peas, and even with a duel of two sweet-voiced birds - nightingales! The author seems to want to tell us, the readers, that the definition of this does not exist at all as such! That the whole world, beautiful and surprising us every minute, is poetry itself. The poet in his work wants to convey to people that you need to be able to see all this, rejoice and accept. Only then will the perception of poetry become harmonious and natural.
Just think about these comparisons: poetry is a bathed bottom of the night, a star in the palms (which you need to have time to bring to the cage in wet palms)! With large and confident strokes, Pasternak paints an exceptionally realistic picture of the world. Simple and sincere.
The reader may wonder what this is for himart? Maybe in a quiet and kind voice of mom? Or a wonderful sunset over the water surface? Perhaps this is the quiet tenderness of hugs with a loved one? Everyone should have their own feelings.
In closing
Boris Pasternak completely ruled out the definition of poetry in his poem! But at the same time, he made it clear that it is impossible to fit such a global phenomenon into a narrow terminological framework. He tried to embrace the immensity of the world. The poet seemed to scoop up a handful of golden sand and began to pour it, looking at the light!
Each grain plays in the rays of the sun - so the word in Russian can sparkle and delight the soul. The musicality and consonance of poetic lines adds emotionality to the perception of the world just as much as people are capable of experiencing delight.
Pasternak saw the firmament in the collapsed alder, which sank to the ground. The poet is waiting for the stars to approach his face and begin to laugh … But with a quiet sigh of regret, he adds that "the universe is a deaf place."
What's in this sadness? The idea that many are not able to hear poetry and enjoy the world around them? Or sadness about the impossibility to comprehend the phenomenon to the very essence and explain what poetry is?
