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Exploring the Poem 'B' - Literature for 10th Grade, ICT Program
Decoding the Verse: 'B' Takes Center Stage - Literature for 10th Grade, ICT Program, concise version
I. Before the Reading
1. In your imagination, what should a poet be like? Do you believe that poetry is closely associated with moments of inspiration, a 'eureka' experience?
Students respond based on their own imagination.
Suggestions:
- In my imagination, a poet is someone:
+ With a noble and pure soul.
+ Capable of creative expression in language and rich in emotions.
+ A keen observer, sensitive to the changes in phenomena and events in life.
- In my view, the act of making poetry is sometimes linked to moments of inspiration, a 'eureka' experience.
2. Do you remember or favor any definitions of poetry, poet, or the act of making poetry?
Students respond based on personal experience.
Suggestions:
- Definition of poetry: 'Poetry is life first and art later.' (Belinski)
- Poet: 'The poet is like a bee turning a hundred flowers into sweet honey/ A sweet honey turned into countless bee flights.' (Che Lan Vien)
- The act of making poetry: 'Making poetry is weighing a thousand milligrams of word ore.' (Mayakovski)
II. Within the Reading
Compose a concise analysis of the poem 'B' to the Poet, Literature for 10th Grade, ICT Program
3. What does the author 'strongly dislike' or 'not fancy'? Conversely, who does he 'favor'? Do you think you have correctly understood what the author wants to convey?
Answer:
- 'I strongly dislike the strange prejudice: Vietnamese poets often ripen early and thus wither early.'
- 'I don't fancy prodigy poets.'
- 'I favor poets with one sun, two dews, toiling quietly on the paper field, exchanging a bowl of sweat for each word.'
- I think I have correctly understood what the author wants to convey because he wants to elevate poets of labor and meaningful words.
4. 'No poet for life,' so when is a 'poet' no longer a poet?
Answer:
A 'poet' is no longer a poet when that person is not re-elected through the votes of the word's electorate.
III. Answering Questions
1. What is the main issue discussed in this text?
Answer:
The main issue discussed in this text is the meaningful labor in the creative activities of poetry and the characteristics, significance of 'words' in poetry.
2. Find a sentence in the text that can highlight the core idea in the author's view of poetry.
Answer:
The sentence highlighting the core idea in the author's view of poetry is: 'People make poetry not with ideas but with words.'
3. In part 2 of the text, the author debated two quite common viewpoints:
