Pushkin\u2019s two stanza \u201cThe Poet\u201d presents descriptions of writers before and after moments of divine inspiration. Pushkin idolizes the poet, describing the average citizen as \u201cthis world\u2019s unworthy sons\u201d (7). Pushkin\u2019s poet may exist within the average society, but is occasionally called upon by a divine figure and through this connection is given a unique inspiration in which his verse is produced. The concluding couplet of Pushkin\u2019s \u201cThe Poet\u201d, as well as choice descriptive adjectives imply that not only is a pious connection necessary to produce a profound commentary on society, but also a separation of the poet from society and a devolution to the natural.<\/p>\n
Pushkin\u2019s second stanza describes the inspirational process of the poet and the metamorphosis that \u201cdivine inspiring word\u201d (10) has on the writer. Such inspiration causes the soul of the poet to, \u201clike a mighty eagle wakes\u201d (12). The eagle is a natural symbol of freedom and mobility: the eagle is an apex predator who can navigate natural landscapes with ease. Additionally, the eagle cannot be tamed or domesticated, rather can only thrive and exist away from society in the wilderness. Pushkin\u2019s inspired poet is similar to the eagle in that it no longer can thrive within society, and has to remove itself to thrive. His comparison fortifies the poet\u2019s heightened connection to nature, and inability to work within the confines of developed society. His ending couplet fortifies the necessity of the reclusive poet. To comment on society, the poet must remove himself inhabiting only the \u201cvacant\u201d (14) natural spaces.<\/p>\n
Even more so, Pushkin\u2019s adjective choice fortifies the poet\u2019s necessary transmutation to the natural. The inspired poet is a misfit in normal society, is \u201cfierce and savage\u201d (17) and \u201cconsumed with madness\u201d (18). Puskin\u2019s adjectives depict the poet similarly to a wild animal who is misplaced outside of the wilderness. The poet\u2019s transformation \u201cunbowed\u201d his \u201chead\u201d (16) and frees his thinking from the pressures and demands of the society\u2019s \u201cblabbling crowd\u201d (14). The poet\u2019s reversion to natural society is required for his insight into society and allows him to think freely.<\/p>\n
Pushkin\u2019s naturalistic poet fortifies Pushkin’s commentary on the necessity of the natural environment. Although Pushkin believes that one can exist within society finely, Pushkin also elicits that poetic perspective is only obtainable through reclusiveness and a deep connection to nature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pushkin\u2019s two stanza \u201cThe Poet\u201d presents descriptions of writers before and after moments of divine inspiration. Pushkin idolizes the poet, describing the average citizen as \u201cthis world\u2019s unworthy sons\u201d (7). Pushkin\u2019s poet may exist within the average society, but is occasionally called upon by a divine figure and through this connection is given a unique […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":688,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nature-culture-russia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/russian-2447-fall-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/russian-2447-fall-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/russian-2447-fall-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/russian-2447-fall-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/688"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/russian-2447-fall-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/russian-2447-fall-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/russian-2447-fall-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/russian-2447-fall-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/russian-2447-fall-2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}