Entry 1 _ Nguyễn Thị Nguyệt

Entry 1_ Nguyễn Thị Nguyệt

                                               Entry 1

Item 1: Poem

Perfect mom

Mom, you’re a wonderful mother,

So gentle, yet so strong,

The many ways you show you care

Always make me feel I belong.

You’re patient when I’m foolish;

You give guidance when I ask;

It seems you can do most anything;

You’re the master of every task.

You’re a dependable source of comfort;

You’re my cushion when I fall.

You help in times of trouble;

You support me whenever I call.

I love you more than I can express;

You have my total respect.

If I had my choice of mothers,

You’d be the one I’d select!

Ø Rhetorical devices:

-          Antithesis: gentle- strong

-          Rhyme:

+    perfect rhyme: strong- belong, ask- task, fall- call, respect- select.

-          Repetition: you’re…, you…, when I…, so…

Ø Message: This poem expresses children’s deep gratitude to their mothers.  Mothers always are important to everyone because they can do everything to make their children feel happy. Mothers’ loves are infinite.

Source:  http://www.tienganh.com.vn/showthread.php?13834-Poem

Item 2: Fable

The Ant and the Grasshopper (An Aesop Fable retold by Rose Owens)

One summer day a grasshopper was singing and chirping and hopping about. He was having a wonderful time. He saw an ant who was busy gathering and storing gain for the winter.

“Stop and talk to me,” said the grasshopper. “We can sing some songs and dance a while.”

“Oh no,” said the ant. “Winter is coming. I am storing up food for the winter. I think you should do the same.”

“Oh, I can’t be bothered,” said the grasshopper. “Winter is a long time off. There is a plenty of food.” So the grasshopper continued to dance and sing and chip and the ant continue to work.

When winter came the grasshopper had no food and was starving. He went to the ant’s house and asked, “Can I have some wheat or maybe a few kernels of corn? Without it I will starve,” whined the grasshopper.

“You danced last summer,” said the ants in disgust. “You can continue to dance.” And they gave him no food.

Ø Rhetorical devices:

-          Metaphor: the ants→ hardworking and forehanded people, the grasshopper→ work-shy and subjective people

-          Alliteration: sing some songs

-          Irony( verbal irony): “You danced last summer”, “You can continue to dance” (the grasshopper only dance and sing without gathering and storing food for winter, so when they come to the ant’s house to ask for food, the ant speak in an ironical voice.)

Ø Message: Time slipped by. Don’t waste time on insignificant works and should arrange reasonable time between work and play. Don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Source:  http://www.civprod.com/storylady/stories/AesopFables.htm

Item 3: Cartoon

Ø Rhetorical Devices:

-          Symbol: Tiger (King of the beasts)→power.

-          Metaphor: scream( gào thét) → act immediately

-          Metonymy: leaves→ environment

Ø Message: Our environment was being destroyed seriously . Most of wild animals are lost their homes because of the destruction of human. This picture is a protecting environmental appeal. From that, it showed a slogan that “acts now, do not wait!”

Sources: https://www.google.com.vn/webhp?source=search_app#hl=vi&sclient=psy-ab&q=hinh+anh+keu+goi+bao+ve+moi+truong&oq=hinh+anh+keu+goi+bao+ve+moi+truong&gs_l=hp.3...1007.9477.0.10192.34.29.0.4.4.0.491.3443.12j4j0j3j2.21.0...0.0...1c.1.BFAQw9alD0k&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=67193dac1d4a4819&biw=1366&bih=643