A. A. Blok and N. S. Gumilyov
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Learn one of Blok’s poems by heart and read it expressively.
Logical stress and pauses.
2
Find and write the parallelism and symbols (ветер, небо) in «Ветер принёс издалёка…».
«Плакали зимние бури» — «Плакали струны мои»; ветер — a heavenly breath, небо — God’s dwelling.
3
Copy six epithets from «Капитаны».
For example: «быстрокрылых», «дерзостный путь», «острый, уверенный взгляд».
4
What kind of captain would you be? Write 4–5 sentences.
A free opinion: courage, responsibility.
5
State the difference between acmeism and symbolism in two sentences.
Symbolism conveys mysteries through symbols; acmeism strives for simplicity and clarity.