Prepare for the Vocabulary Wrap-up (continued), Lesson 12

Prepare for the Vocabulary Wrap-up (continued), ultra brief 1

I. Sound Symbolism and Figurative Language

Question 1:
- Sound symbolism mimics the natural sounds of nature and humans.
- Figurative language uses words to evoke images, appearances, and states of objects.

Question 2:
Which animals are named based on the imitation of their sounds: cattle, cicadas, cats, cuckoos, etc.?

Question 3:
Words like spotted, lingering, faint, and bare are examples of figurative language. The image of clouds has been vividly described.

II. Literary Devices in Vocabulary

Question 1:
a.
- Comparison: contrasting between this object, event with another object, event with similarities.
- Personification: calling or describing animals, plants, objects,… with words commonly used to call or describe humans; making the world of animals, plants, objects,… closer to humans, expressing the thoughts, feelings of humans.
- Metaphor: naming this object, phenomenon with the name of another object, phenomenon that has similarities with it.
- Metonymy: naming this object, phenomenon, concept by the name of another object, phenomenon, concept closely related to it.

b.
- Hyperbole: exaggerating the degree, scale, nature of the described object, phenomenon to emphasize, create an impression, increase expressiveness.
- Understatement: using a tactful, subtle expression, avoiding creating feelings of excessive sadness, fear, heaviness; avoiding rudeness, lack of courtesy.
c. Epizeuxis: repeating a word (or even a sentence) to emphasize the idea, evoke strong emotions.
d. Wordplay: leveraging the uniqueness of sound, meaning of words to create a humorous, witty tone,… making the sentences engaging and interesting.

Question 2:
a.
- Allegory: Flowers, petals used to refer to Thuy Kieu (small, passing by)
Leaves, trees: used to refer to Kieu's family (fundamental, enduring)
- This is Thuy Kieu's advice to her father to commit suicide, meaning it's better for her to sell herself far away, while her father has to live to take care of her mother and siblings.

b.
- Simile: comparing Kieu's musical sound to the melodies of the harp, the murmurs of the stream, the whispers of the wind, and the patter of the rain.
- Purpose: expressing the exquisite diversity of tones and sounds from Kieu's enchanting music.

c.
- Hyperbolic Expression: Kieu's beauty reaches a point where flowers might envy, willows could get jealous, causing even water to spill and the city to tilt.
- Purpose: affirming that Kieu's beauty is incomparable, a rare and unparalleled elegance.

d.
- Hyperbolic Expression: placing the mirror where Kieu is imprisoned and the bookshelf where Thuc Sinh reads books used to be very close, but now they are as far apart as thousands of miles.
- Purpose: illustrating the separation and distance between Kieu and Thuc Sinh at that time.

e.
- Wordplay: 'Tài' and 'Tai' sound similar but differ in meaning. 'Tài' refers to talent and skill, while 'Tai' signifies disaster and misfortune.
- Purpose: addressing the harshness of the fate befalling the talented individual.

Question 3:
a.
- Epizeuxis: five words lingering in the short verse, the multi-meaning 'đa nghĩ' resonates melodiously.
- Purpose: emphasizing his enchantment with wine, especially captivated by the wine vendor. His intoxication for wine is little, but for the vendor, it is profound. This enchantment is as inevitable as the existence of land and water.

b.
- Hyperbolic Expression: the mountain rocks stand grandly, yet the sword can still grind away, the river flows abundantly, yet the elephant can drink it dry.
- Purpose: depicting the immense strength of Lam Son's righteous forces, creating a powerful impression for the listener.

c.
- Simile Technique: comparing the sound of people to the purity of singing.
- Purpose: describing the gentle and pure sound of the stream, evoking various aesthetic emotions in people.

d.
- Personification: the moon has emotions, acting like a human, peering through the door crack to gaze upon people.
- Purpose: enhancing the vividness of the image, expressing the deep connection between the moon and humanity.

e.
- Metaphorical Device: the baby on the back is the mother's sun.
- Purpose: the baby symbolizes life and hope for the mother. A subtly rich metaphorical expression.

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Compose a Summary on Vocabulary (continued), ultra-short 2

Câu 1: A notable distinction between the two versions lies in nodding in the first version and bowing in the second.
- Nodding: bowing the head down and immediately raising it, often used for greetings or expressing agreement.
- Bowing: nodding gently and repeatedly, indicating an attitude of agreement or approval.
In this context, the term 'bowing' better conveys the intended meaning: although the dish is very flavorful, the poor couple finds it delicious because they know how to share simple joys in life.

Câu 2: The wife doesn't understand the meaning of the phrase 'only one striker.' This expression signifies that the entire team has only one skilled goal scorer.

Câu 3: Literal use of words like mouth, feet, and hands. The term 'shoulder' (in 'His shirt torn at the shoulder') and 'head' ('Moonlight hangs like a gun's head') is used metaphorically. 'Shoulder' is employed as a metonymy (shoulder of a person -> shoulder of a shirt), and 'head' is used as a metaphor (human head -> gun head, with the implied meaning of the upper part).

Câu 4: Words like (red) garment, (green) tree, (pink) glow; the glow (pink), fire, burn, and ashes form two vocabulary fields: a color vocabulary field and a fire-related vocabulary field. The words in these two fields have a close relationship. The red dress of the girl ignites a fire in the eyes of the boy (and others), and that fire spreads within him, making him enraptured, ecstatic (to the point of possibly turning into ashes), and extending into space, also transforming the space (The green tree also glows in pink).
Thanks to the artful use of words, as analyzed, the poem has constructed vivid images that leave a strong impression on the reader, thereby expressing a unique and passionate love.