Prompt: Reflect on the Emotions of the Author upon Leaving President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum - the final poem's verse
1. Outline
2. Sample Essay 1
3. Sample Essay 2
4. Sample Essay 3
Compose a passage reflecting on the author's emotions upon departing from President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum - the final stanza of the poem.
I. Outline of Reflecting on the Author's Emotions upon Departing from President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum - the final stanza of the poem (Standard)
1. Introduction
Provide an overview of the author Viễn Phương, the poem Visiting President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, and the final stanza of the poem.
2. Body Paragraph
- The poet's lingering sentiment longing to stay by President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum:
+ Deep emotions, tears of sorrow 'tears of love overflow'.
+ Choked-up emotions, lingering in the moment of parting.
- Sincere, noble aspirations:
+ Wishing to become a bird singing around the mausoleum.
+ Wishing to become a flower spreading fragrance.
+ Wishing to become a bamboo tree joining the rows of bamboo swaying beside Uncle Ho.
→ Sincere, humble aspirations.
3. Conclusion
Express reflections on the final stanza of the poem Visiting President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum.
II. Exemplars of Reflecting on the Author's Emotions upon Departing from President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum - the final stanza of the poem
1. Reflecting on the Author's Emotions upon Departing from President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum - the final stanza of the poem, Sample 1 (Standard)
Visiting President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum encapsulates the most genuine emotions of poet Viễn Phương from standing outside the mausoleum to departing from it. It starts with the scene outside the mausoleum, followed by the image of people coming to pay their respects, the image of Uncle Ho lying in the mausoleum, and finally, the earnest desire as the poet is about to return to the South. In the final stanza, all the author's emotions seem to have been pent up for so long, suddenly bursting forth in infinite sorrow, regret, and longing. 'Tomorrow, returning to the South, tears of love overflow,' signifies the moment the author realizes they cannot avoid reality, they must return to the South instead of choosing to stay by President Ho Chi Minh's side. The tears gushing forth express gratitude mingled with heartache, regret for the limited time and the circumstances that do not allow them to stay. Viễn Phương wishes to stay by Uncle Ho's side forever; the poet wishes to embody the scenes by the mausoleum to convey their heartfelt sentiments. 'Wishing to become a bird singing around President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum,' the author wants to be a bird singing to delight Uncle Ho, to befriend Uncle Ho, singing around the mausoleum to let Uncle Ho hear the most wonderful and clear melodies. 'Wishing to become a fragrant flower here and there,' means wanting to become a flower spreading sweet fragrance to make the surroundings of the mausoleum always fragrant. 'Wishing to become a faithful and upright bamboo tree here,' more than that, the poet wants to become a 'faithful and upright bamboo tree,' in which the bamboo tree symbolizes the Vietnamese people. The poet wants to be a filial child standing by Uncle Ho every day to ensure Uncle Ho's peaceful sleep. It can be said that the final stanza, though in simple language, vividly portrays the profound and rich emotions, reenacting the poignant sentiments when leaving the mausoleum and the sincere aspirations of the poet.
2. Reflecting on the Author's Emotions upon Departing from President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum - the final stanza of the poem, Sample 2 (Standard)
The poem Visiting President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum was composed by author Viễn Phương during his visit to the North and his pilgrimage to the Mausoleum. The prevailing emotion throughout the poem is a profound sense of reverence and infinite gratitude, yet the pinnacle is reached in the final stanza with a poignant regret when the author has to return to the South. From the distant South, having to travel nearly 2000 kilometers to reach the Mausoleum, the arduous journey does not deter the author; however, time does not permit the author to stay longer, and it is time for him to return to the South. Thinking of the moment of departure, the author cannot contain his emotions, and at this moment, the emotions surge vehemently 'Tomorrow, returning to the South, tears of love overflow.' The profound regret of not being able to stay by Uncle Ho's side engenders earnest desires. As Viễn Phương is about to return to his homeland in the South, he wants to convey his heart here by embodying himself as a bird, a flower, a bamboo tree. Perhaps staying by Uncle Ho's side every day, every hour, and always being present can only be achieved by being part of the scenery around the Mausoleum. The poet wants to be a bird singing around the Mausoleum, bringing the most joyous melodies; Wants to be a fragrant flower and wants to be a faithful and upright bamboo tree to forever stay by Uncle Ho's side. The final stanza concludes the poem, leaving an indelible melancholy, for it seems that every reader shares the same emotions and sentiments with the poet - not wanting to return to the distant land far from the Mausoleum.
3. Reflecting on the Author's Emotions upon Departing from President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum - the final stanza of the poem, Sample 3 (Standard)
Immediately after President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum was inaugurated in 1976, author Viễn Phương visited the Mausoleum for the first time and composed the poem Visiting President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum. The emotion of the first visit to the Mausoleum, seeing Uncle Ho after the country had been completely reunified, was one of overwhelming emotion and choked-up sentiments. It is precisely for this reason that when having to return to his homeland in the South, the author felt regret and lingering attachment. In the first three stanzas, the author expressed all his pride, emotion, and solemn reverence. Here, in the final stanza, only endless regret and earnest wishes remain. The author does not wish to stay in the North, to have a few more days to visit Uncle Ho's Mausoleum, but even if possible, it may not fulfill the grandiose wish. Hence, the author wishes to embody himself as a bird singing joyously around the Mausoleum, then to become a fragrant flower spreading sweet fragrance throughout the Mausoleum's surroundings. And finally, to want to become a faithful and upright bamboo tree, a bamboo tree standing with other bamboo trees in the lush rows beside the Mausoleum, because only in this way can the poet's heart be fully and completely conveyed. With just four concise, compact, and poignant lines, the final stanza encapsulates the author's entire emotions, sentiments about the visit to President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, and the moment of parting, leaving the Mausoleum to return to his homeland in the South.
