Homesickness (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Marina Tsvetayeva
- First Published: 1936
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Twentieth century, Europe or Europeans, Exile or expatriates, Alienation, Immigration or emigration, Home, Loneliness, Eastern Europe or eastern Europeans, Russia or Russian people, Soviet Union or Soviets
The Poem
“Homesickness” is a short lyric poem in ten stanzas, each composed of four irregular lines. The meter of the poem is fundamentally iambic, but, as is characteristic of Marina Tsvetayeva’s lyrics, there are breaks formed by the ellipsis of verbs and nouns as well as by emotional exclamations. The rhythmical intonation creates a counterpoint to the formal metrical pattern.
“Homesickness” was written immediately before Tsvetayeva’s return to the Soviet Union. Tsvetayeva had emigrated to Europe (first to Berlin, then Prague, and finally to Paris) in...
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