(266 words) Lermontov’s poems containing the image of the poet stand out sharply among the works of other authors. Unlike Pushkin, who praises the purpose of creativity, Mikhail Yuryevich, rather, is sad about the bitter fate of the artist of the word.
In the poem "Poet", the reader sees a forgotten dagger on the wall, "covered with the rust of contempt." After military victories and the triumph of glory, this weapon becomes an unnecessary interior decoration. They forget about him, as well as the poet, who is no longer enjoying the success and recognition of the public and serves as a reminder of his own achievements left in the past.
In the last year of his life, Lermontov wrote the poem "The Prophet." In it, the poet appears before the readers as a poor man who sees the vices of people. They take him for a madman, listening to his teachings on morality, and throw stones at a tramp. He is forced to flee into the desert, so as not to see the corruption of the world and not be a laughing stock. The poet’s talent becomes an intolerable burden on the shoulders of a poor wanderer.
“I want to live! I want sorrow ”- the first line of another poem about creativity. Mikhail Yurievich compares the poet with the ocean, which cannot live without a storm. According to the author, there must also be sadness in the life of the creator, since art requires sacrifice. A romantic image is created, as in the poem Death of a Poet, dedicated to the fatal duel between Pushkin and Dantes. Society does not understand a talented person, and he is forced to leave the world alien to him.
Lermontov considers creativity a gift that must be met. But it is also a test of loneliness. The poet has prophetic abilities, and he remains opposed to the crowd. Comparisons are one of the most frequently repeated techniques in poems about creativity. Whether it is a dagger, a prophet, a beggar or the whole ocean, the author cannot do without sad notes in the image of a person who is capable of much, but does not reach his talent for even simple approval from society.
