Floronyms in S. A. Yesenin's lyrics

Abstract

The lexemes of the thematic group «Nominations of the plant world» are very common in the poetry of S. A. Yesenin, which determines the significance of this thematic component for the author. The article attempts to classify and analyze the floronyms selected from the lyrical poems of the poet in volume 1 of the complete works. The purpose of this article is to analyze the frequency and features of using floronyms in lyrics, as well as to trace the patterns of development of S. A. Yesenin's idiostyle. The paper shows the use of lexemes from the following subgroups: names of trees, shrubs, flowers, herbs, grains and vegetables. Their main functions in the poetic text are to create a landscape, with floronyms most often evoking memories of one's native land, as well as to portray the lyrical hero's inner suffering. The central image of nature – the birch tree – had a direct true connection with the poet's homeland, and the whole of Russia was «birch-like» for S.A. Yesenin. Yesenin's birch tree becomes the "heroine" of most of his poems as a symbol of love for his country, his homeland, his father's home. The peculiarities of word usage, such as metaphorical transfer of meanings, artistic personification, violation of lexical compatibility, create the individual style of the poet Sergey Yesenin. In addition, the use of lexemes of this thematic group shows the poet's closeness to nature and people, the mythological ideas of herbs and trees from his childhood, folklore traditions representing the Russian nature and soul, which expands our understanding of the linguistic and poetic picture of S. Yesenin's world.