For understanding Y. Pluzhnyk’s poetry in the context of modern discourse, it is valuable to study the content of his lyrics in light of intertextual connections, which are presented in the article at the formal and semantic levels. It was determined that different intertextual forms reveal a functional dependence on the purpose underlying their introduction into the text by Y. Pluzhnyk (the illustrative charge, contrast, tho­ught reinforcement, delimiting observation, accumulation, etc.). The active use of various folkloric, mythological, artistic, and philosophical reminiscences transmits a distinctive repulsion from a known pattern for the sake of a new creative result. The presence of different intertextual types is a unique marker for the semantics embedded within Pluzhnyk’s text, which forms a circle that intertwines moods, worldview, and the author’s philosophy.