Three poems dedicated to birds

Abstract

The article considers three poems dedicated to birds by outstanding British poets: Philip Larkin, Ted Hughes and Charles Tomlinson. The article notes the significant influence of flora and fauna on the process of understanding the diverse phenomena of reality of the authors. Their value orientations are compared. The similarities and distinctions of poetic directions of poets are traced and features of their art world are revealed. A comparison is made between national components in the works of Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes as representatives of the „Movement” and the desire to expand the poetic horizons of Charles Tomlinson, due to the influence of American modernism. The aim of the work is to analyze the interrelation of ideological, stylistic and phonic levels of a poetic work (M. L. Gasparov) for the most complete embodiment of the author’s idea and the realization of the aesthetic function of influence on the reader.