The theme of the state matriculation exam in Bulgarian Language and Literature drawn that year (2013) was 'The Lost Homeland' based on the poem 'Exiles' by Peyo Yavorov.
Among the leading student 'gems' on this theme are:
About the author:
'Yavorov suffered greatly because of a tragic event in his life – the suicide of his daughter Lora.'
'Yavorov is one of the poets who pour out their souls onto blank pages.'
'Yavorov in this poem describes the Bulgarian people as exiled on a ship.'
'Yavorov bids farewell to the shore because he is trapped on a ship.'
'Yavorov wrote the poems 'Armenians', 'Jews' and 'Bajanaks'.'
'Yavorov is one of the most distinguished creators of Bulgarian literature.'
'Yavorov had both a wife and a mistress, but died too young.'
About the poem:
'The poem 'Exiles'!'
'The poem 'Exiles' is an interpretive composition.'
'In the third verse it says how the MAYOR sold them.'
'If we delve deeper into certain works, we can discover a deep and heavy aspect.'
About the lyrical hero:
'The hero sees how the Vardar, Danube and Maritza will warm his grave.'
'The lyrical speaker and his company love every stalk and every branch of their homeland.'
'The lyrical hero SINGS of his native land, because he is departing to a foreign country.'
About Bulgaria:
'Everything that is blue and green – that is Bulgaria!'
'Bulgaria was once a powerful state, but now it is like a speck on the world map.'
'Even in the grave, the Homeland will still be missed by the exiles.'
'A person who has lost their homeland becomes a forsaken creature.'
'Without a homeland a person lives only on the surface of the world.'