The article explores some features of the poetic syntax of the lyric cycle "Sonnets to Orpheus" by R. M. Rilke. The author analyzes the ways used by R. M. Rilke to create a unique kind of sonnet, including the means of poetic syntax. It is revealed that the innovative character of “Sonnets to Orpheus” is determined by the use of author's stylistic techniques, such as a sonnet-macrosentence, a shortened line, and some others.