A methodical model of a lesson devoted to the lyrics of modern poet Maria Stepanova is observed. The lesson is constructed as a heuristic conversation about the analysis of two poems. During the lesson, students get acquainted with the artistic personality aspects of Maria Stepanova which are: a connection between the nowadays events and historical facts, complicated associativity, multi-layered poetic image. The center point of the lesson is the study of lyrical plot of Maria Stepanova's poems and the analysis of key metaphors.