“Spring Storm” Fyodor Tyutchev
I love the storm in early May,
When spring, the first thunder,
as if frolicking and playing,
Rumbling in the blue sky.Young peals thunder,
The rain is splashing, the dust is flying,
Rain pearls hung,
And the sun gilds the threads.A swift stream runs down the mountain,
The noise of birds in the forest is not silent,
And the din of the forest and the noise of the mountains -
Everything cheerfully echoes the thunder.You will say: windy Hebe,
Feeding Zeus's eagle,
A thunderous goblet from the sky,
Laughing, she spilled it on the ground.
Analysis of Tyutchev’s poem “Spring Thunderstorm”
Fyodor Tyutchev is one of the founders of romanticism in Russian literature. The poet and diplomat, who lived abroad for many years, managed to harmoniously combine Western and Slavic traditions, giving the world dozens of amazingly beautiful, bright, imaginative and light-filled works.
One of them is the poem “Spring Thunderstorm,” written in the mid-50s of the 19th century. Like many adherents of romanticism, Fyodor Tyutchev decided to concentrate his attention on a singular, fleeting moment of life, presenting it in such a way that to this day the usual May thunderstorm, skillfully embodied in poetry, is admired by thousands of fans of classical literature.
From the first lines of this work, Fyodor Tyutchev confesses his love for the spring thunderstorm, which for the poet is not just a natural phenomenon. Tyutchev perceives it with philosophical point view, believing that warm May rain brings cleansing to the earth and makes it finally awaken after winter hibernation. The poet identifies a spring thunderstorm with youth, carelessness and carelessness, drawing a subtle parallel between nature and people. In his opinion, this is exactly how young people behave when they leave their father’s home and take their first independent steps in adulthood. It’s as if they are awakening from sleep, striving to conquer the world and declare themselves loudly.
Spring thunder, very colorfully and vividly presented by the poet in the poem, can be compared with a surge of emotions and a stage in the spiritual formation of a young man. Having escaped from parental care, he rethinks many life values, renews himself and tries to comprehend everything that until recently was a sealed secret for him. “A swift stream runs from the mountain,” these lines are the best suited to describe the majority of young people who have not yet decided on their life choice, but stubbornly rush forward, sometimes sweeping away everything in their path. They do not need to look back, since they easily part with the past, dreaming that the future will become a reality as soon as possible.
And only with age, when the years take their toll, does a period of rethinking those actions, desires and aspirations that are characteristic of youth begin. Therefore, in the subtext of the poem “Spring Storm” one can easily discern some of the poet’s nostalgia for the times when he was young, free, full of strength and hope. Describing an ordinary natural phenomenon, Tyutchev seems to be encouraging his descendants, noting that the processes of personality formation are as inevitable as May rain, which does not happen without thunder and lightning. And the more moral and ethical foundations are shaken young man, the sooner he can learn to separate truth from lies, and good from evil.
The final quatrain of “The Spring Storm” is dedicated to a mythical plot, in which, with Tyutchev’s characteristic imagery, an attempt is made to explain the natural phenomenon from the point of view of the ancient Greek epic. However magical plot, which tells about the goddess Hebe, who, while feeding an eagle, dropped a cup on the ground and spilled the drink, which caused rain and a thunderstorm, can also be interpreted from a philosophical point of view. With this metaphorical device, the poet wanted to emphasize that everything in our world is cyclical. And hundreds of years later, the first May thunder will still thunder, and representatives of the new generation will also believe that this world belongs only to them, who have not yet had time to comprehend the bitterness of disappointment, the taste of victories and the saving peace of wisdom. And then everything will happen again, like a spring thunderstorm, which gives a feeling of cleansing, freedom and peace.
The poet of the golden age of Russian poetry, Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev, looked at nature through the prism of philosophy, masterfully transferring the mystical versatility of landscapes into text form. The poem “Spring Thunderstorm” has become a kind of canon for depicting natural phenomena. It has this deep conceptuality, harmoniously woven into images generated by perhaps the most inspiring time of the year.
Given lyrical work It has interesting fate: having appeared in a foreign land, but chanting the charm of the Russian spring, it arose in the minds of a young poet-diplomat and was reborn a quarter of a century later. Fyodor Ivanovich wrote “Spring Storm” while in Germany on diplomatic service in 1828. At that time, the poet was only 25 years old, however, even being in another country, he so vividly and accurately described the splendor of Russian nature, as if he had seen it all with his own eyes.
The work first appeared in the Moscow magazine Galatea. However, the most surprising thing is that Tyutchev again turned to this poem in 1854, 26 years later, rewriting the initial quatrain and adding a second one.
Genre, direction and size
“Spring Thunderstorm” is a lyrical work, it is capacious, melodic and elegant, it concentrates a wide palette of moods, here you can feel power, lightness, and playfulness. Such dynamism is unusual for landscape poetry.
It is interesting how the pace increases as the poem is read, and the intonation changes. This is achieved due to the poetic size - iambic tetrameter and cross rhyme.
Meaning of the name
At first glance, the title of the poem is clear and unambiguous, but Tyutchev titled this work not just “thunderstorm”, but emphasized that this phenomenon refers specifically to the spring period, and this is a very important detail that reveals the poet’s deep intentions.
After a harsh and merciless winter, awakening finally comes, changes occur, everything is renewed, a new beginning for life is laid. And the first spring thunderstorms are the harbingers of this emerging force that brings joy. The mood of the poem can be understood allegorically: it is felt by every person on the threshold of impressive changes.
Images and symbols
This poem appears before the reader in the form of feelings lyrical hero, expressing them in a monologue, he tells us about the hidden symbols inherent in nature, namely, in a spring thunderstorm. This is the most striking and dominant image of the work. It is interesting that the author extols and glorifies this phenomenon, endowing it with not just human qualities, but by some divine power, which is clearly visible in the final stanza, where heroes from the mythology of Ancient Greece appear.
The triumph of the union of man and nature is the key philosophical subtext in this work. It is possible to draw a parallel in the manifestation of playfulness inherent in natural phenomena and human youth, adolescence; it is not without reason that the first spring thunderstorm was caused by the carelessness and frivolity of the goddess of youth Hebe, the daughter of Zeus, the god of thunder and lightning.
The lyrical hero communicates with the world around him, sending him news through thunderclaps, birdsong, rays of light, noisy streams, cool drops of rain.
Themes and mood
The main theme of "Spring Storm" lies in the title itself. In addition, there is a philosophical subtext here - the unity of nature and man, the identification of the inner world and the surrounding reality.
Cheerfulness is the quintessence of the mood of the poem. The triumph of spring, bursting with noisy thunder into a dull world, into the ossified souls of people in order to revive and heal what was destroyed by cold, hardship and adversity. Each line of the poem seems to shout to us: “Live! Enjoy every day! Strive forward! You have so many years ahead of you!”
Tyutchev’s poem is a warm balm that warms a frozen heart, a bright motif of restless sounds, a call for change, an incentive to move forward and enjoy the moments of a powerful storm rising in the soul.
Idea
In Tyutchev's poem there are two parallel worlds, real and ideal, coexist side by side and find echoes of each other in the manifestation of their energy. The interweaving of these principles gives rise to a new element. The idea here is obvious - to capture a living picture that sounds in unison with the inner “I”, his desires, his dreams, impulses, aspirations and state of mind. The spring storm is a reflection of the experiences and hopes of the lyrical hero. He waits for changes and rejoices at their messenger - thunder, which changes everything around.
The author showed that the indestructible connection between nature and man gives rise to world harmony. Spring landscape appears before our eyes as something fleeting, changing every moment, but at the same time it has frozen for centuries, so that descendants can see that first and captivating Tyutchev’s thunderstorm, capable of stirring up hidden feelings, reviving in memory youth, carelessness, joy. The poem makes you think about man’s place in this huge, raging and uncontrollable world.
Means of artistic expression
The poem is replete with literary techniques and means of expression, which gives it a special sound. The poet uses alliteration, a catchy combination of the sounds “g” and “r”, due to this we seem to be able to hear thunderclaps, a bubbling din. A large role in the perception of the work is played by epithets, which serve as a trigger for fantasy, for example, bright flashes of scenes replace each other in the reader’s mind: “spring, first thunder”, “young peals”, “rain pearls”, “agile stream”, “ thunderous goblet." In addition, the poet uses the metaphor “the sun gilds the threads.” The identification of man and nature is achieved through personification: “A swift stream runs from the mountain,” “And the din of the forest and the noise of the mountain - / Everything echoes cheerfully the thunder.” The inversion here enhances the effect of the chaotic nature of the phenomena: “nimble stream”, “forest din”, “mountain noise”.
Every s early years I am familiar with this incredible work - light, cheerful and deep at the same time, captivating from the first lines. “Spring Thunderstorm” is a pearl of Russian landscape poetry.
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I love the storm in early May,
When spring, the first thunder,
As if frolicking and playing,
Rumbling in the blue sky.
Young peals thunder!
The rain is splashing, the dust is flying...
Rain pearls hung,
And the sun gilds the threads...
A swift stream runs down the mountain,
The noise of birds in the forest is not silent,
And the noise of the forest, and the noise of the mountains -
Everything cheerfully echoes the thunder...
You will say: windy Hebe,
Feeding Zeus's eagle,
A thunderous goblet from the sky,
Laughing, she spilled it on the ground!
I love May's first storms:
chuckling, sporting spring
grumbles in mock anger;
young thunderclaps,
a spatter of rain and flying dust
and wet pearls hanging
threaded by sun-gold;
a speedy current scampers from the hills.
Such a commotion in the woods!
Noises cartwheel down the mountains.
Every sound is echoed round the sky.
You"d think capricious Hebe,
feeding the eagle of Zeus,
had raised a thunder-foaming goblet,
unable to restrain her mirth,
and tipped it on the earth.
I love a thunder – storm at the beginning of May,
when spring's first thunder,
as though play, in a frolic,
rumbles in the blue sky.
The young peals of thunder rattle.
Now it is drizzling,
dust is flying, pearls are hanging,
and the sun is gilding the threads.
A swift torrent rushes down the hill,
The birds’ clamor in the wood does not cease;
The clamor in the woods and the noise on the hillside
All gailly echo the thunder – claps.
You will say constant Hebe,
while feeding Zeus's eagle,
laughing, emptied a cup seeing things with thunder
from heaven on to the earth
I love a thunder-storm in May
When here the first spring's early thunder,
As though a joyful part of play,
Roars in the blue sky in its grandeur.
Being strong and young, it's thundering,
Look, rain has started, dust is flying,
The rainy pearls have hung as strings,
The sun is gilding threads by smiling.
A stream runs quickly down the hill,
The birds of wood don’t cease songs’ wonders,
And whistle from wood and sound of rill
Both gailly echo to the thunders...
It's carefree Hebe, you may say,
When feeding Zeus's noble eagle,
Below her on the earth’s huge tray
Has spilled a cup, it makes her giggle.
Wie lieb" ich dich, o Maigewitter,
Wenn durch den blauen Wolkenspalt
Wie scherzend unter Blitzgezitter
Der erste Lenzesdonner hallt!
Das ist ein Rollen, Knattern, Splittern!
Nun spritzt der Regen, Staub fliegt auf;
Der Gräser Regenperlen zittern
Und goldig flirrt die Sonne drauf.
Vom Berge schnellt der Bach hernieder,
Es singt der grünbelaubte Hain,
Und Bachsturz, Hainlaub, Vogellieder,
Sie stimmen in den Donner ein...
Hat Hebe in dem Göttersaale,
Nachdem sie Jovis Aar getränkt,
Die donnerschäumend volle Schale
Mutwillig erdenwärts gesenkt?
Lubię w początku maja burzę,
Kiedy wiosenny pierwszy grom,
Jakby swawoląc po lazurze,
Grzechoce w niebie huczną grą.
Odgromy młode grzmią rozgłośnie.
Już deszczyk prysnął, kurz się wzbił,
Zawisły perły dżdżu radośnie
I słońce złoci rośny pył.
Z pagórka potok wartki bieży,
Ptaszęcy zgiełk w dąbrowie wre,
I leśny zgiełk, i poszum świeży
Wesoło wtórzą gromów grze.
I rzekłbyś, że to płocha Heba,
Dzeusowe orlę karmiąc, w ślad
Piorunopienną czarę z nieba
Wylała, śmiejąc się, na świat!
Oluju volim ranog svibnja,
proljetni kada prvi grom
k"o da urezuje se, game,
Na nebu tutnji plavetnom.
Gromovi grme, tutnje mladi,
Prah leti, kiša lije, gle,
Sunašce niti svoje zlati,
I visi kišno biserje.
Sa gore hita potok brzi,
U šumi ne mre ptica pjev,
I graja šume, zvuci brdski -
Veselo groma prate sijev.
Zeusu orla pojila,
pa gromobujni pehar s sky,
Smijuć se, zemljom prolila.
Oluju volim ranog svibnja,
Proljetni kada prvi grom
Kao da zabavlja se, game,
Na nebu tutnji plavetnom.
Gromovi tutnje, grme mladi,
Prah leti, kiša lije se,
Sunašce svoje niti zlati,
I visi kišno biserje.
S planine hita potok brzi,
U šumi ne mre ptica pjev,
I žamor šume, zvuci brdski -
Veselo groma prate sijev.
Ti reć" ćeš: vrckava to Heba,
Zeusu orla pojila,
Munjonosni je pehar s neba
Smijuć se, zemljom prolila.
(Rafaela Sejić)
I love the bleached navalnitsa,
Kali on a bright May day,
The sky is walking and having fun,
thunder in the sky.
The rumble of the rumble of the young one,
all the rain is pouring, the chicken is ardent,
There are rich pearls in the sky,
And the sun is a thread of silver.
Zgary Byazhyts Ruchai Vyasyoly,
don't get sick of the haman,
And the forest is clear, and the noise is down -
all turue perunam.
You say: Hebe's wind race
grin, you arla feeders,
grymotnapenny cup from the sky
The edge was completely damaged.
五月初的雷是可爱的：
那春季的第一声轰隆
好象一群孩子在嬉戏，
闹声滚过碧蓝的天空。
青春的雷一联串响过，
阵雨打下来，飞起灰尘，
雨点象珍珠似的悬着，
阳光把雨丝镀成了黄金。
从山间奔下湍急的小溪，
林中的小鸟叫个不停，
山林的喧哗都欢乐地
回荡着天空的隆隆雷声。
你以为这是轻浮的赫巴①
一面喂雷神的苍鹰，
一面笑着自天空洒下
满杯的沸腾的雷霆。
一八二八年
查良铮 译
According to the traditions that developed in the noble families of the 19th century, elementary education Fedor received the basics of social sciences at home. Tyutchev was very lucky, because his teacher was an educated man who was well versed in poetry. His name was Semyon Egorovich Raich. He knew many languages perfectly and taught them to his student.
It was thanks to his mentor that Fyodor Ivanovich was able to appreciate many of Horace’s translations. They encouraged him to write works that are classics of Russian literature. The first creations were so successful that upon reaching the age of fifteen, he without much difficulty became a member of the world-famous society, in which only gifted lovers of Russian literature were present. The author's works were written only in Russian, although he was fluent in many foreign languages.
After primary education he goes to study at a university in Moscow. In 1821 he graduated with honors and went to serve in the collegium. foreign affairs. From that moment on, he left his native lands and lived abroad for 22 years.
Fyodor Ivanovich's service was varied. He lived in both Germany and Italy. Only occasionally could he afford to come to visit his native places. All this did not stop the author from writing poems about Russia; Tyutchev constantly supported and felt a spiritual connection with his homeland.
While a student at Moscow University, the author became very interested in philosophy. He was especially attracted to the theories of Pascal, who was a great mathematician and philosopher. The main goal of his thoughts is the significance of man in infinity. This question worried Fedor until his last days.
Tyutchev’s work reflects not only spirituality, but also a reasonable judgment about certain life situations. The lines in the works are easily perceived by readers, but at the same time they are able to penetrate deeply into a person’s subconscious and remain there for a long time, touching the most intimate feelings.
Fyodor Ivanovich finally emerged as a poet in the thirties of the nineteenth century. At this time he had already written a large number of works, for example, “Insomnia”, “Spring Waters”, “Summer Evenings” and much more. These works came to Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin. He liked them very much. They were published in the then-famous Sovremennik magazine. From this moment on, Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev became known to almost the entire public. The publication in this edition brings glory to the poet.
The works of Fyodor Ivanovich are very diverse. Often, behind the description of a natural phenomenon, the poet hid a deep philosophical meaning. This is exactly what the verse “Spring Thunderstorm” is.
Analysis of the work “Spring Thunderstorm”
Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev during his life created a large number of works that amaze the reader with their sincerity, poetry and peculiarity storyline associated specifically with natural nature. A striking example creativity is a poem that the author called “Spring Thunderstorm,” but poetry lovers often call it “I Love a Thunderstorm in Early May.”The masterpiece differs from similar works by the presence of double dating. The poem was created back in the 28th year of the nineteenth century. At this time, Fyodor Ivanovich was already living outside of Russia, namely in Germany. The publication was published in many magazines of that time, but for the first time it saw the light of day thanks to its placement in the magazine “Galatea”.
The main theme of the work “Spring Thunderstorm” is a description of a natural element, namely a thunderstorm, which is particularly beautiful in the spring period of the year. As a thunderstorm, Fyodor Ivanovich shows a special movement, which in its own way tells about the coming changes and gives birth to something new.
The author shows a particularly subtle parallel between nature and the human world. The thunderstorm represents the youth of the lyrical hero, precisely that period of life’s journey when the formation of human personality and the characteristics of her soul are formed. This peculiar association shows that a person, having stepped from childhood to adulthood, tries to show himself to the world, does it loudly and does not hesitate to declare himself as an individual.
Features of the work “Spring Thunderstorm”
Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev shows the unity of the human personality and natural nature. He tries to convey to the reader that these two links are integral parts. For the most complete picture, he uses unprecedented images beautiful sky, noisy water, as well as sunlight. In the poem, the image of nature is personified as much as possible; the features of the human personality are clearly visible in it. During the plot of the work, it is clear that thunder is frolicking and playing - this behavior imitates the activity of a small child. Water streams run, and clouds shed water with a smile, laughing at the situation in a peculiar way.
The poem “Spring Thunderstorm” has a romantic direction and is structured in the form of a kind of monologue, narrated from the side of the lyrical hero. The composition of the work is constructed in a classic way and includes four stanzas.
The first stanza is an introduction to the theme of the work itself, where the reader is presented central image, which is described in as much detail as possible. This is a natural element - a thunderstorm. The two subsequent stanzas subsequently unfold and gradually replace each other with shots, where the leading place is always given to the thunderstorm. In the final stanza there is a peculiar reference to ancient greek mythology and the image of nature in these lines is paraphrased once again. All this emphasizes the originality of a natural phenomenon and its comparison with a deity, an exceptional principle, which is trying with all its might to unite the world, as well as point out constant cyclicality.
The iambic tetrameter used by Fyodor Ivanovich gives a special lightness to the sound, as well as melody to the rhymes in the poem. main feature of this formation is the use of exclusive pyrrhichium. The work “Spring Thunderstorm” is presented in the form of cross rhyme in lines where both male and female rhymes alternate.
The main and single image in the presented work is a thunderstorm. To reveal the features of this natural phenomenon, Tyutchev uses many exceptional artistic means.
The poem has a large number of sonorant consonants, and also uses alliteration using the letters “r” and “r”, for example, thundering peals, roar of thunder. All of them create in the reader’s imagination the natural sound picture of the presented thunderstorm with the highest quality possible.
Actions develop very quickly, and movement is conveyed in the work with the help of all kinds of abundant verbs. All of them have a personal and adverbial form, for example, rumbles, frolics, plays, flies, does not stop, runs. It is the richness of special verbs that gives the work the exceptional effect of using frames that constantly change after a natural phenomenon.
Features of the poem “Spring Thunderstorm”
Particular expressiveness in the work is achieved through the use of bright and especially precisely selected paths:Epithets - a young peal, a thunderous cup, pearls of rain.
Metaphor – the sun gilds the threads.
Personifications are a running stream.
Inversions - a nimble stream, the din of the forest.
Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev tries to concentrate attention as accurately as possible on something specific, to show those moments that a person faces in his life. life path. All this gives the work a special philosophical meaning.
“I love thunderstorms at the beginning of May...” - this is how one of the most popular works Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev. The poet did not write many poems, but they are all imbued with deep philosophical meaning and written in a beautiful style. He felt nature very subtly and was able to detect the slightest changes occurring in it. Spring is the poet’s favorite time; it symbolizes youth, freshness, renewal, and beauty. Perhaps this is why Tyutchev’s poem “Spring Storm” is filled with cheerfulness, love and hope for a better future.
A little about the author
Fyodor Tyutchev was born on November 23, 1803 in the Bryansk region in Ovstug, where he spent his childhood, but he spent his youth in Moscow. The poet was educated at home and also graduated from Moscow University with a candidate's degree in literary sciences. From his youth, Tyutchev was interested in poetry and took an active part in literary life, tried to write my own works. It so happened that Fyodor Ivanovich spent almost 23 years of his life in a foreign land, working as an official of the Russian diplomatic mission in Munich.
Despite the fact that contact with his homeland was interrupted for a long time, the poet described Russian nature in his works. After reading his poems, one gets the impression that he wrote them not in distant Germany, but somewhere in the wilderness of Russia. During his life, Tyutchev did not write many works, because he worked as a diplomat and translated the works of his German colleagues, but all his works are filled with harmony. Through his work, the poet tirelessly repeated to people that man is an integral part of nature; we must not forget about this even for a moment.
The history of writing the poem
“I love a thunderstorm in early May...” - this poem, or rather its first version, was written by Fyodor Tyutchev in 1828, at that time he was in Germany, working there as a diplomat. Reading the lines of the work, a person sees before his eyes the sky, which is clouded, hears the roar of thunder and the murmur of streams of water that formed on the road after heavy rain.
It is difficult to imagine how the poet was able to so accurately convey the nature of Russia, being at that time far from his homeland. It should be said that the poem “Spring Thunderstorm” first saw the light in 1828, and immediately after writing, Fyodor Ivanovich published it in the magazine “Galatea”. After 26 years, the poet returned to his work again; in 1854, he added the second stanza and slightly changed the first.
Main theme of the verse
The main theme of the work is a spring thunderstorm, since for the author it is associated with change, movement forward, expulsion of stagnation and decline, the birth of something new, the emergence of other views and ideas. In almost all of his works, Fyodor Ivanovich drew a parallel between nature and the human world, finding some common features. Spring (judging by the love with which the poet describes this time of year) causes Tyutchev to tremble and lift his spirits.
And this is not just like that, because spring days are associated with youth, beauty, strength, and renewal. Just as nature loudly announces the arrival of warmth with the singing of birds, the rumble of thunder, the sound of a downpour, so a person, having stepped into adulthood, strives to publicly declare himself. Analysis of the poem “Spring Thunderstorm” by Tyutchev only emphasizes the unity of people with the world around them. What else can you say about this work?
Unity of the divine with nature
“I love a thunderstorm at the beginning of May...” - Fyodor Tyutchev specifically used end-to-end images of water, sky and sun in the work in order to better and more clearly show the idea of the unity of man with environment. Various natural phenomena in the poem they seem to come to life, the author attributes human traits to them. Thunder is compared to a baby who is playing and frolicking, a cloud, having fun and laughing, spills water, and the stream runs.
The poem is written in the form of a monologue by the main character; it consists of four stanzas. First, the image of a thunderstorm is introduced, then the main events unfold, and at the end the author refers us to ancient Greek mythology, uniting nature with the divine principle, showing the cyclical nature of our world.
The sound fullness of the verse
An analysis of the poem “Spring Thunderstorm” by Tyutchev shows how the poet was able, with the help of pyrrhichium, to fill the work with melody and light sound. The author used cross rhyme, alternating between feminine and masculine rhymes. Fyodor Ivanovich revealed using various artistic means.
To make the picture sound, the poet used great amount and the alliteration of "p" and "g". He also resorted to gerunds and personal verbs, which created movement and development of action. Tyutchev managed to achieve the effect of rapidly changing frames in which the thunderstorm is depicted in various manifestations. Well-chosen metaphors, epithets, inversion, and personification also played a significant role in giving the verse expressiveness and brightness.
Analysis of work from a philosophical point of view
An analysis of the poem “Spring Thunderstorm” by Tyutchev shows that the poet in the work described only one of the many moments of life. To make him cheerful, full of energy, vigorous, the author chose a May day with rain and a rumbling thunderstorm. The verse must be considered from a philosophical point of view, because this is the only way to reveal the whole gamut of feelings, to understand what exactly Fyodor Ivanovich wanted to convey to the reader.
A thunderstorm is not just a natural phenomenon, but a person’s desire to break out of his shackles, run forward, open new horizons, and come up with different ideas. The warm May rain seems to finally awaken the earth from winter hibernation, cleans it, and renews it. Why a spring thunderstorm, and not a summer or autumn one? Perhaps Tyutchev wanted to show precisely the impulsiveness and beauty of youth, to convey his own feelings, because when he first sat down to write a poem, the poet was still quite young. He made adjustments to his work at a more mature age, looking at the days that had passed irrevocably from above life experience.
The emotional content of the poem
“I love a thunderstorm in early May...” - how many indescribable emotions are contained in this short line. The author associates spring thunder with a young man just spreading his wings, preparing to set out on a free voyage. The young man has just escaped from parental care, he is ready to move mountains, which is why he is experiencing such a surge of emotions. The stream running down the mountain is also compared to young people who have not decided what they will do, what business they will devote their lives to, but stubbornly rush forward.
Youth passes, and then a period of rethinking one’s actions begins - this is exactly what the author talks about in the poem “Spring Thunderstorm”. F.I. Tyutchev regrets his past youth, when he was healthy, strong, cheerful, free from obligations.
The poet's main idea
In this world, everything is cyclical, the same events are repeated, people experience similar emotions - this is what Fyodor Ivanovich wanted to warn his descendants about. No matter how many hundreds of years pass, every year people will hear the roar of May thunder, enjoy the sound of spring rain, and watch the nimble streams running along the road. Hundreds of years from now, young people will still enjoy freedom and think that they are the rulers of the world. Then the time will come for maturity and rethinking of one’s actions, but they will be replaced by new youth who have not known the bitterness of disappointment and want to conquer the world.
Tyutchev wanted to focus on what a spring thunderstorm gives a feeling of freedom, peace and internal cleansing. Analysis of the poem suggests that the author was nostalgic for the long-gone days when he was young. At the same time, Fyodor Ivanovich understands perfectly well that the processes of personality formation are inevitable. A person is born, grows, matures, gains life experience and worldly wisdom, grows old, dies - and there is no escape from this. In tens of years, other people will rejoice in the spring thunderstorm and May rain, make plans for the future and conquer the world. This makes me a little sad, but that’s how life works.
The beauty and deep meaning of the verse
You can write a huge work in a beautiful style, but it will not hook the reader, will not leave an indelible mark on his soul. You can compose a short poem with a deep philosophical meaning, but it will be too difficult to understand. Fyodor Tyutchev managed to find a middle ground - his verse is small, beautiful, emotional, with meaning. It’s a pleasure to read such work; it stays in the memory for a long time and makes you think at least a little about your life and rethink some values. This means that the poet has achieved his goal.