The hooves beat
It was as if they sang:
- Mushroom.
Rob.
Coffin.
Rough-
Experienced by the wind,
shod with ice
the street was slipping.
Horse on croup
crashed
and immediately
behind the onlooker there is an onlooker,
Kuznetsky came to flare his pants,
huddled together
laughter rang and tinkled:
- The horse fell!
- The horse fell! —
Kuznetsky laughed.
There's only one me
did not interfere with his howl.
Came up
and I see
horse eyes...
The street has turned over
flows in its own way...
I came up and saw -
Behind the chapels of the chapels
rolls down the face,
hiding in the fur...
And some general
animal melancholy
splashes poured out of me
and blurred into a rustle.
“Horse, don’t.
Horse, listen -
Why do you think that you are worse than these?
Baby,
we are all a little bit of a horse,
Each of us is a horse in our own way.”
May be,
- old -
and didn't need a nanny,
maybe my thought seemed to go well with her,
only
horse
rushed
got to her feet,
neighed
and went.
She wagged her tail.
Red-haired child.
The cheerful one came,
stood in the stall.
And everything seemed to her -
she's a foal
and it was worth living,
and it was worth the work.
Analysis of the poem “Good attitude towards horses” by Mayakovsky
Poem " Good attitude to the horses" - shining example creative originality Mayakovsky's talent. The poet was a complex, contradictory personality. His works did not fit into accepted standards. In Tsarist Russia, the Futurist movement was sharply condemned. Mayakovsky warmly welcomed the revolution. He believed that after the coup d'etat, people's lives would change dramatically, and incomparably better side. The poet longed for change not so much in politics as in human consciousness. His ideal was purification from all prejudices and remnants of bourgeois society.
But already the first months of the existence of Soviet power showed that the overwhelming majority of the population remained the same. The change of regime did not produce a revolution in human consciousness. Misunderstanding and dissatisfaction with the results grows in Mayakovsky’s soul. Subsequently, this will lead to a severe mental crisis and suicide of the poet.
In 1918, Mayakovsky wrote the poem “Good attitude towards horses,” which stands out from general series works of praise created in the first days of the revolution. At a time when the essential foundations of the state and society are being destroyed, the poet turns to strange topic. He describes his personal observation: an exhausted horse fell on the Kuznetsky Bridge, which immediately attracted a crowd of onlookers.
Mayakovsky is amazed by the situation. The country is undergoing tremendous changes that influence the course of world history. A new world is being built. Meanwhile, the crowd's focus is on a fallen horse. And the saddest thing is that none of the “builders of the new world” are going to help the poor animal. There is deafening laughter. Out of the entire huge crowd, one poet feels sympathy and compassion. He is able to truly see the “horse’s eyes” filled with tears.
In circulation lyrical hero The main idea of the work is based on the horse. The indifference and heartlessness of people led to the fact that man and animal changed places. The horse is burdened with hard work; on a common basis with the person, it contributes to a joint difficult task. People show their animal nature by mocking her suffering. For Mayakovsky, the horse becomes closer and dearer than the “human garbage” surrounding him. He addresses the animal with warm words of support, in which he admits that “we are all a little bit of a horse.” Human participation gives the horse strength, it gets up on its own and continues on its way.
Mayakovsky in his work criticizes people for callousness and indifference. He believes that only mutual support and assistance will help his fellow citizens overcome all difficulties and not lose their humanity.
Mayakovsky’s poem “Good attitude towards horses” is a typical example of the poet’s early lyrics. In his youth, he was concerned with the theme of confrontation between man and the crowd, to which he dedicated many of his works. Brief Analysis“A Good Treatment for Horses” is planned to examine just such a poem; it can be used as the basis for a literature lesson in the 5th grade.
Brief Analysis
History of creation- the work was written in 1918, when other poets, caught in the whirlwind of the revolution, wrote mainly about it.
Theme of the poem– love for the most common working animal, which symbolizes ordinary people.
Composition- a sequentially developing story, from the moment the horse fell until it stood up and continued on its way.
Genre- lyric poem.
Poetic size- ladder.
Epithets – “horse eyes”, “general animal melancholy”, red-haired child”.
Metaphors – “the street overturned”, “laughter rang out”, “melancholy poured out”.
Neologisms – “flare”, “neigh”.
History of creation
Mayakovsky wrote to Lilya Brik about the concept of this work. The poet acutely felt that in the midst of the revolution people became embittered, they were overcome by fear, they did not show mercy or even simple attention to each other. It was during this period, as the history of the creation of “A Good Relationship with Horses” says, that he came up with the idea of “something heartfelt about a horse.” The poem was obviously written after May - then Lilya Brik received a letter from the poet in which he outlined his idea.
The year 1918 was also important for Mayakovsky himself - he was already recognized in literary circles, but he felt sad that no one understood him. He transferred his emotional state into poetic form and created a kind of cry from the soul, which could not get through to people. At the same time, the poet emphasizes the desire to continue to create, hoping to one day be understood and accepted by at least one person.
Subject
This work touches on many issues. First of all, this is love for the dray nag, that is, ordinary working people who work for the good of society. And this society is not always as grateful to them as it should be.
The theme of indifference and cruelty, which greatly worried Mayakovsky at that time, also becomes the subject of consideration in this poem. The lyrical hero witnesses a situation when a poor old horse, tired of work, falls, and people around, instead of helping the animal or at least sympathizing with it, only laugh and point their fingers.
And here the poet speaks out main idea- you need to be kinder. The simple sympathetic words of the lyrical hero were enough for the old nag to not just get up and walk. No, she became happier, felt like a child and realized that all her efforts were not in vain. Everyone needs to do the same in everyone - people should be kind to each other so that the burden of life is not so heavy for them.
Composition
This is a story in poetic form, almost a reportage, the plot of which develops sequentially: the horse falls - they make fun of it - the lyrical hero comes and encourages it - she is happy, so she finds the strength to get up.
Using these images, Mayakovsky also tells his story - in 1918, the poet worked hard, trying to benefit the new, just emerging revolutionary society, but continued to feel like an outcast. Like the horse, at some point he decided to stop trying, but still decided to continue working for people - this is the meaning of the verse.
Genre
This is a lyrical poem, but, like all of Mayakovsky’s works, it is not entirely typical for this genre. It is perceived differently because conversational style, in which it is written, which makes it different from traditional lyrics.
The unconventional poetic meter used by Mayakovsky—the ladder—plays a special role in creating the mood. The poet also uses imprecise rhyme, which helped him create unusual situations, images, and ideas.
Means of expression
Mayakovsky was an innovative poet, and although he used familiar means of expression, such as epithets- “horse eyes”, “general animal melancholy”, red child” - and metaphors- “the street overturned”, “laughter rang out”, “melancholy poured out”, they still do not play the main role in the artistic concept.
The poet uses a variety of neologisms, such as “flare”, “neigh” and others, as well as alliteration, conveying the mood. So, he imitates the heavy tread of an old horse with the help of words such as “mushroom, rob, coffin, rude.”
With these artistic means the poet shows how hard it was for the horse to walk and how painful it was to fall. Main role V in this case the sound recording plays.
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This work is an essay according to plan: perception, interpretation, evaluation. I continue to analyze the essay according to this plan, since such a scheme will help prepare for the Unified State Exam, namely: the second part will help to repeat the terms, the interpretation will help to cope with the most difficult task C5.7.
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Analysis of V. Mayakovsky’s poem “Good attitude towards horses” (Perception, interpretation, evaluation)
A feeling of pain and melancholy arose in me when I first read V. Mayakovsky’s poem “A Good Treatment for Horses.” I heard the noise of the street with its roar and evil laughter. This street is soulless, “shod with ice.” The sensation of pain intensifies as the horse falls. I realized that this poem is about loneliness in a crowd, about the impossibility of sympathy.
From this point of view, I will try to analyze this poem. The plot is based on chance. But Mayakovsky rethinks this case. We are talking about a “good” attitude not only towards horses, but also towards people.
The main theme of the poem lies in the words:
...we are all a little bit of a horse,
Each of us is a horse in our own way.
So, let's see how this theme develops in the composition of the poem. The poem begins with a description big picture world, a lot comes from both fairy tales and life. On Kuznetsky Most, in Moscow, there was a cafe “Pittoresk”, where Mayakovsky often performed. And in the cafe and on the street there are a lot of loiterers: the same onlookers whom the poet mentions.
...behind the onlooker there is an onlooker,
The pants that Kuznetsky came to flare
Huddled together
The laughter rang and tinkled...
The climax of the poem:
I came up and saw -
Behind the chapel is a chapel
It's rolling down the face,
Hiding in the fur...
The poem is metaphorical. The poet changed the original title “Attitude towards horses” to “Good attitude towards horses”. The title itself contains irony. The metaphor “shod with ice” conveys the perception of a horse: the street is shod with ice, the street (not the horse) is slipping. What is the author’s worldview and attitude? The author's voice is heard not only in the final part. The world described by the poet is terrible: “beaten by hooves,” “swept by the wind,” “shod with ice.” The sounds convey the measured, heavy, careful step of an old horse along a slippery, ringing, icy pavement. Pauses at the end of each line allow the reader to feel the tension build. Rough warning sounds: “Rob, coffin, rude,” as if foreshadowing approaching danger. Indeed, the danger turns out to be real. The crowd accepts neither the suffering of the horse nor the suffering of the hero. He tries to calm his heart. Words:
And it was worth living
And it was worth the work - they connect the feeling of a horse and a lyrical hero. A conflict between the world has broken out. The image of a foal leaves hope for salvation.
This poem provides an opportunity to reflect on Mayakovsky’s view of the meaning of life, the meaning of being. “I love all living things. My soul and heart are naked to make grief my own,” Mayakovsky wrote. The poem continues the theme of the crowd, the poet and the world of people. “Horse, listen,” is consonant with the title of the poem. “Listen” - a splash brought to a whisper. Mayakovsky remains in the Russian tradition as a sympathetic poet, ready to help. But the world was not always ready to turn its face to him.
Back in 1916, in the poem “I’m tired of it,” Mayakovsky wrote:
No people
You see
The cry of a thousand days of torment?
The soul does not want to go dumb,
And tell whom?
And in the poem “Giveaway”:
Listen:
Everything my soul owns
And her wealth, go and kill her!...
I'll give it back now
For just one word
Affectionate,
Human...
Yes, a person only needs kind word sympathy. Mayakovsky's poems are still relevant today. After all, a person is ready to move mountains, can get back on his feet, realize his need just for one “affectionate, kind, humane” word.
Composition
It seems to me that there are not and cannot be people who are indifferent to poetry. When we read poems in which the authors share their thoughts and feelings with us, talk about joy and sadness, delight and sorrow, we suffer, worry, dream and rejoice with them. I think that such a strong response feeling awakens in people when reading poems because it is poetic word embodies the deepest meaning, highest capacity, maximum expressiveness and extraordinary power emotional coloring.
Even V. G. Belinsky noted that lyrical work can neither be retold nor explained. Reading poetry, we can only dissolve in the feelings and experiences of the author, enjoy the beauty of the things he creates. poetic images and listen with rapture to the unique musicality of beautiful poetic lines.
Thanks to the lyrics, we can understand, feel and recognize the personality of the poet himself, his spiritual mood, his worldview.
Here, for example, is Mayakovsky’s poem “Good Treatment of Horses,” written in 1918. The works of this period are rebellious in nature: mocking and disdainful intonations are heard in them, the poet’s desire to be a “stranger” in a world alien to him is felt, but it seems to me that behind all this lies the vulnerable and lonely soul of a romantic and maximalist.
Passionate aspiration for the future, the dream of transforming the world is the main motive of all Mayakovsky's poetry. Having first appeared in his early poems, changing and developing, it passes through all of his work. The poet is desperately trying to draw the attention of all people living on Earth to the problems that concern him, to awaken ordinary people who do not have high spiritual ideals. He calls on people to have compassion, empathy, and sympathy for those who are nearby. It is indifference that the poet exposes in the poem “A Good Treatment for Horses.” In my opinion, no one can describe the ordinary phenomena of life as expressively as Mayakovsky in just a few words. Here, for example, is a street. The poet uses only six words, but what an expressive picture they paint!
* Experienced by the wind,
* shod with ice,
* the street was slipping.
Reading these lines, in reality I see a winter, windswept street, an icy road along which a horse gallops, confidently clattering its hooves. Everything moves, everything lives, nothing is at rest.
And suddenly the horse fell. It seems to me that everyone who is next to her should freeze for a moment, and then immediately rush to help. I want to shout: “People! Stop, because someone next to you is unhappy!” But no, the indifferent street continues to move, and only
* behind the onlooker there is an onlooker,
* pants that Kuznetsky came to flare,
* huddled together
* laughter rang and tinkled:
* The horse fell!
* The horse fell!..
I, along with the poet, am ashamed of these people who are indifferent to the grief of others; I understand his disdainful attitude towards them, which he expresses with his main weapon - the word: their laughter “rings” unpleasantly, and the hum of their voices is like a “howl”. Mayakovsky opposes himself to this indifferent crowd; he does not want to be part of it:
* Kuznetsky laughed.
*Only one me
* did not interfere with his voice in howling to him.
* Came up
* and I see
* horse eyes.
Even if the poet ended his poem with this last line, he, in my opinion, would have already said a lot. His words are so expressive and weighty that anyone would see bewilderment, pain and fear in the “horse eyes”. I would have seen and helped, because it is impossible to pass by when a horse has
* behind the chapels of the chapels
* rolls across the face,
* hides in fur. Mayakovsky addresses the horse, consoling it as he would console a friend:
* “Horse, don’t.
* Horse, listen -
* why do you think that you are worse than them?..”
* The poet affectionately calls her “baby” and speaks piercingly beautiful, filled philosophical meaning words:
* ...we are all a little bit of a horse,
* each of us is a horse in our own way.
* And the emboldened animal, believing in its own strength, gains a second wind:
* ...the horse rushed,
* stood on the irgi,
*neighed and walked away.
At the end of the poem, Mayakovsky no longer denounces indifference and selfishness, he ends it life-affirmingly. The poet seems to be saying: “Don’t give in to difficulties, learn to overcome them, believe in your strength, and everything will be fine!” And it seems to me that the horse hears him.
* Wagged her tail. Red-haired child.
* The cheerful one came and stood in the stall.
* And everything seemed to her - she was a foal,
* it was worth living and it was worth working.
I was very moved by this poem. It seems to me that it cannot leave anyone indifferent! I think that everyone should read it carefully, because if they do this, then there will be much fewer selfish, evil and indifferent people on Earth!
The poem “Good attitude towards horses” was written by Mayakovsky in 1918. At the beginning of the year, the poet, in a letter to L. Brik, expressed the idea of writing something about horses. It is claimed that the work was based on real case horse falls on Kuznetsky Bridge. Mayakovsky witnessed this incident.
Genre of the work
In the classical sense, this is a lyric poem. But Mayakovsky belonged to the futurist camp, which was characterized by the denial of all established values. His poems broke accepted standards and rules. The work in question is small scene from real life.
The main theme of the work
The main theme of the work at first glance it is simple and understandable. The exhausted horse could not stand it and fell in the middle of the street. The incident immediately attracted a crowd of onlookers who were not averse to laughing at the animal. This is exactly what the author makes you think about.
Post-revolutionary Russia was a riot of wild and dark masses. Mayakovsky was a staunch supporter of the revolution, but he expected something completely different from it. The poet strove to cleanse society of all dirt and vulgarity. As a result, all the darkest instincts of the crowd burst out. It's a great pleasure to laugh at a poor horse. Even Kuznetsky Most is laughing along with the crowd. No one feels compassion or tries to help.
Mayakovsky sees tears in the horse’s eyes and understands that she is the same living creature, capable of thinking and suffering. He is the only one who was able to discern human traits in the horse. The animal, obediently engaged in its hard work, became for the poet above the surrounding ignorant crowd.
The lyrical hero addresses the horse with encouraging words. He encourages her to endure shame and failure. Mayakovsky's appeal produces results: the horse gets up and, as if nothing had happened, moves on.
Composition
The small scene has a clear structure. The beginning is a horse falling and the crowd laughing. The climax is the monologue of the lyrical hero. The denouement - the horse gets up on its own and, like a foal, continues its difficult journey.
Meter and rhyme
The work was written special welcome- “ladder”. The rhyme is imprecise; it sets a non-standard rhythm for the poem.
Expressive means
The futurist Mayakovsky was very fond of using alliteration. At the beginning of the poem, this role is played by the repeated combination “gr”. Subsequently, “z” attracts attention (“immediately behind the onlooker there is an onlooker”, “it rang and tinkled”).
Another characteristic technique of Mayakovsky is the introduction of neologisms, the deliberate distortion of words (“flare”, “pleshcha”, “ploshe”, “laughed”).
The main idea of the work
In the image of a horse, Mayakovsky depicts common man in conditions of complete devastation. “We are all a little horse” is the central phrase of the poem. The restoration of the country required unprecedented labor efforts of the entire population. Many could not stand the stress. Therefore, we must help our neighbor, and not laugh at him. Otherwise, a paradox will arise: people will become animals, and the horse will become a person.
Plan for analysis of the poem, you are my native land
- History of creation
- Genre of the work
- The main theme of the work
- Composition
- Work size
- The main idea of the poem