I Have Visited Again By Alexander Pushkin Created By : Brianna Layrock

Historical Background Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin was born to Sergei and Nadezhda Pushkin on May 26, 1799. On his father's side he was a descendant of Russian nobility. On his mother's side he was related to an African lord. But by the time Alexander was born, the family had gradually lost most of their wealth and influence, and they were lowered to the position of minor nobility. Alexander's family life was far from ideal. His father was domineering and easily irritated, and his mother often left the young child alone in pursuit of her social ambitions. Click Here Historical Background The place that the speaker is visiting has had a profound impact on who he is. It helps him to remember who he really is. Coming home to a place where nothing has ever changed can make a person become one with his or herself. In this poem, Alexander Pushkin uses literary devices of alliteration, metaphors, and mood to create a dark, mysterious and gloomy picture in the mind of his readers.

This is a poem that tells readers that going back home is a way to stay true to the person you use to be. Leaving a place you grew up in years ago, things can change and so can you. Overall, being outside of home, a place where you spent your growing years, can change you. But no matter the distance, there is always a place to go back to and call home. The poem doesn’t give specific details that allude to the theme of the poem. You get the overall theme after reading the poem and referring to its title.

I have visited again      That corner of the earth where I spent two          Unnoticed, exiled years. Ten years have passed      Since then, and many things have changed for me,      And I have changed too, obedient to life’s law—      But now that I am here again, the past      Has flown out eagerly to embrace me, claim me,      And it seems that only yesterday I wandered       Within these groves.  Was barren, naked, a thicket of young pines    Has sprouted; like green children round the shadows Of the two neighboring pines. In this poem, Alexander Pushkin uses literary devices of alliteration, metaphors, and mood to create a dark, mysterious and gloomy picture in the mind of his readers. These poetic devices let the reader receive a clear image off how home can always be the same. Personification Metaphor

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Works Cited Alexander Pushkin's Biography." Alexander Pushkin's Biography. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.