Peculiar Features of Closing Book of Poems (Based on the Book "The Recent Time. Verses. Poems. Ballads" by D. Bykov

The article considers the genre characteristics of the closing book of poems. The study is based on the collection of poems «The Recent Time. Verses. Poems. Ballads» (2007) by D. Bykov. Having analyzed the book, the author draws a conclusion about the metagenre nature of the book structure, which storyline consists of the reflections on the modern life and the role of poet in it.