Borodino

Style and Technique

The poem «Borodino» by Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov is written in the genre of lyrical-epic poetry. The poem consists of 28 quatrains, written in iambic tetrameter with alternate rhyming. Lermontov uses simple yet expressive language that conveys the spirit of the era and patriotic feelings. The poem includes elements of folk language, making it accessible and understandable to a wide audience. Literary techniques include the use of dialogue, retrospective narration, epithets, metaphors, and hyperbole. The structure of the poem includes an introduction, a main part describing the events of the Battle of Borodino, and a conclusion that sums up and expresses pride in the Russian people's feat.