The main themes and motifs of Lermontov's lyrics are M. Yu.

No truly talented poet can write on the same topics, this applies to the great writer of the century before last, Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov. In his works, the reader can hear the confession of this great man, because all the poems are personal stories that the poet has experienced, his soul and feelings are hidden in them. The main themes and motifs of Lermontov's lyrics relate to the role of the poet, the fate of the people, the poet devotes a lot of poetry to the country and nature.

Mikhail Yurievich became almost the only follower of Pushkin, he admired this writer, his civil position, so after the death of Alexander Sergeyevich was not afraid to protest against the tsarist regime and support the great poet. The main motives for M. Lermontov's lyric poetry are loneliness and longing, because his talent blossomed during the defeat of the noble revolution, when a new generation of wrestlers had not yet appeared. The poet always believed in the power of his people, and this helped him live and create.

The main themes of Lermontov's lyrics are hatred of autocracy and contempt for the younger generation. The writer despised his contemporaries for narrowness of thinking, inertia. Even the most intelligent, educated and talented representatives of that era did not know which way to direct their skills, so many of them became "superfluous people", indifferent to everything that is happening before their eyes. Mikhail Yurievich even arranged civil lynching over his contemporaries in the poem "Duma".

The main themes and motives of Lermontov's lyrics concern the hated tsarist regime. The poet expressed his first protest in the poem "The Death of the Poet," in which he calls for revenge for the death of a great writer, whose death is accused by the existing regime. Mikhail Yurievich shows his attitude towards secular people, he hates intrigues, slander, callousness and emptiness of this mob.

In many respects, the main themes and motives of Lermontov's lyrics relate to the writer's immense homeland. Poems "Borodino", "Motherland" reveal the true attitude of the poet to his country and people. Mikhail Yurievich loves Russia with a special love, sincere and pure, he opposes his feelings to the pseudo-patriotism of the upper classes, who need only honors, wealth and titles. The poet with special trepidation refers to nature, but even more he admires the simple peasants, at the sight of these workers his heart begins to joyfully beat, filled with fun and love.

The main themes and motivations of Lermontov's lyrics also concern the poet's purpose, his mission in society. They are fully revealed in the poems "The Prophet" and "Poet". The author compares the poet with a dagger, thereby claiming that words can be a serious weapon. But the trouble is that in the XIX century this very dagger turned into a gold toy for fun, it is completely harmless and inglorious.

Lermontov's poems never heard despair, he did not obey fate. The writer has a quiet, sad call of tired man to fight, but nevertheless in most works a rebellious spirit is felt. Perfection, musicality and philosophical depth of poetry have elevated Lermontov to a number of talented poets of the 19th century.