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Reflections on the 4 opening sentences in the poem The Song of the Ship
I. Outline of reflections on the 4 opening sentences in the poem The Song of the Ship (Standard)
1. Introduction
- Introduction of the author Che Lan Vien
- Introduction of the poem The Song of the Ship
- Introduction of the verse form of the opening sentences
2. Body
- Reflection on the first 3 verses: Aspirations to embark on the grand journey of life of the people and the country.
- Reflection on the last verse: Affirmation of the commitment to the Northwest, to the people, to the country - the source of poetic creativity.
3. Conclusion:
- Summarize the highlights of the content and artistry
- Express thoughts
II. Sample essay Reflections on the 4 opening sentences in the poem The Song of the Ship (Standard)
Che Lan Vien is a representative poet of the New Poetry movement. Before the Revolution, we encountered a Che Lan Vien with 'eccentricity, suffering, meaninglessness'. After the Revolution, the poet underwent a transformation 'from the valley of sorrow to the joyful fields' merging into the grand life of the people and the country. Exemplifying this change is the poem The Song of the Ship. The poem is an aspiration to break free from the narrow ego to embark on the grand journey of the people and the country. That grand life is the source of poetic creativity. And that aspiration is clearly expressed in the opening verse:
Northwest, is there anything special about the Northwest
When our hearts have become ships
When the homeland resounds with a song in all directions
Our soul is the Northwest, where else'
The poem The Song of the Ship was born from a socio-economic event, which was when peace was restored, and the North embarked on the construction of socialism. People from the plains moved to the Northwest for pioneering,...(Continued)
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