1. Sample Essay 1
2. Sample Essay 2
3. Sample Essay 3
Prompt: Reflect on Duy Khan's Buzzle Essay
3 Sample Essays Reflecting on Duy Khan's Buzzle Essay
1. Reflection on Duy Khan's Buzzle Essay, Sample 1:
Buzzle is a snapshot of the natural landscape and rural life in the past. Despite its simplicity and poverty, it still radiates the fresh and warm beauty of human relationships.
With keen observational eyes, rich knowledge, and a deep love for the homeland, the writer has painted a vivid, diverse picture of the world of various bird species.
After a few opening sentences describing the rural scenery at the beginning of summer, the author depicts and narrates about some familiar bird species. The birds are categorized into two groups: friendly birds close to humans like storks, mynas, magpies... and harmful birds like hawks, kites, scissor-tailed flycatchers... Particularly, the brahminy kite fearlessly stands up to the group of harmful birds. The author has chosen distinctive features for each bird, whether in their calls, colors, shapes, or habits.
The rural landscape at the onset of summer, filled with various colors and the fragrance of familiar flowers, along with the lively, bustling, and busy atmosphere of butterflies. Summer has arrived. Trees and plants flourish. The entire village exudes fragrance. Orchid flowers bloom in pristine white. Clustered jasmine flowers delicately charming. Dragon fruit flowers robust and fragrant like the smell of ripe jackfruit in Mr. Tuyen's garden corner. Yellow bees, buzzing bees, honey bees fight for nectar. They even chase butterflies. Gentle butterflies leave the tumultuous place. Flocks quietly fly away.
This is a beautiful natural picture that reflects the author's rich life experience and understanding. Nature is portrayed through a bright and imaginatively rich childhood perspective. Each bird is described in relation to humans, assessed by folk wisdom, symbolizing to some extent different people in society:
The largest bird in the stork family, it cries 'tu hú' during the ripe tu hú season; not a bit wrong. The village has only one tu hú tree in Mr. Tan's garden. The tu hú bird perches on the tu hú tree and cries. When the fruit is ripe, it turns red, plentiful like a plate of ripe jackfruit. The sound of tu hú is rare; when the fruit is gone, it flies away somewhere far. (Tu hú fruit is actually the name for jackfruit).
The vast expanse of the high sky, where wings of birds freely flutter:
A flock of swallows swiftly passes, hastily heading towards the direction of the sun.
The heron gracefully flaps its wings towards the green clouds...
Predatory birds like hawks, kites, scissor-tailed flycatchers... are mainly described through their activities, such as hawks catching chicks, kites fighting with each other, or scissor-tailed flycatchers engaging in battles. The author tells the story of Uncle Vui's house myna learning to talk, the tale of the mischievous bulbul, and describes the battles between bird species: Like the scissor-tailed flycatchers. They rush in to fight the pocketed hawk. The hawk's feathers fly in all directions, its mouth cries out 'chéc, chéc,' the prey escapes the hawk's beak and falls like a dropped fruit. The hawk disappears. The pocketed hawk is dumbfounded, next time it's told not to come back. If it does, it'll be a different bird!
In this manner, we have suggested Reflection on Duy Khan's Lao Xao essay for the next article. Students should prepare to answer textbook questions, Compose the Lao Xao essay, and along with the section Analysis of the rural landscape in the Lao Xao essay to excel in Grade 6 Vietnamese literature.
2. Reflection on Duy Khan's Lao Xao essay, Sample 2:
Evaluating a descriptive essay, or any literary work for that matter, involves two different perspectives. The first perspective is from what is seen. The second perspective is from what is felt. Reading the excerpt from Lao Xao, many believe its meaning is the description of animals, but we think: behind the world of animals, there is something else. Could that something else be the serene and inherent air of Vietnamese rural life and folk philosophical principles, folk aesthetic viewpoints?
1. A portrayal of the serene and peaceful air of Vietnamese rural life
Vietnamese rural life inherently possesses a serene and peaceful atmosphere amidst the lush green bamboo clumps. It harbors an agricultural civilization that has endured for millennia, seemingly untouched by the passage of time. The level of production is not high, and human relationships remain traditional (within and beyond the village). This material and spiritual life has crafted a pure atmosphere in the village. This atmosphere has gradually transformed during the process of urbanization. And from that process, what once left becomes a nostalgic memory.
Those days, summer was a festival of fragrant flowers and fluttering butterflies. There were various types of flowers: orchids, cactus flowers, and lily flowers. Each flower had its color and fragrance: orchids bloomed in white, lilies in clusters, and cactus flowers were lush and smelled like ripe jackfruit. These generous flowers created a unique space in the village filled with sweet scents. It attracted all species, but especially bees and butterflies. The competition for territory between them was entirely natural, and victory always belonged to the stronger. Their species' characteristics were observed through the eyes of children: golden bees, industrious bees, honey bees—no need to know their fate, all engaged in a struggle, while the gentle butterflies quietly flew away. However, that was just a fleeting episode. The world of birds appeared in the sky with the melodious chirping of swallows. Each species had its own habits, both good and bad. Friendly birds were close to farmers, interacting with humans: mynas, black mynas perched on buffalo backs, and the black myna at Uncle Vui's house even learned to speak human language, flying away to find food in the afternoon but returning to its owner. The owl was a companion during the jackfruit season, like a celestial messenger of good news, appearing and disappearing unexpectedly. On the other hand, malicious birds were like antagonists in fairy tales. They not only had an unpleasant appearance but also were extremely venomous. Like the kite feigning a carefree flight on high but when it caught its prey, it swooped down like an arrow. Not in the majestic style of hawks or eagles, whether black kites or marsh harriers, they were ordinary eaters, drinkers. Unable to catch chicks, unable to steal eggs, without any reluctance, they went straight into the pigsty without being picky. But kites, eagles were not as frightening as hawks. Small in size but fast in flight, they became fierce creatures, a kind of terrifying dark demon, cutting through the air with a weapon unparalleled: wings as sharp as a machete stabbing a pig's belly. Terrifying for children, as all bird species had never encountered an adversary. So, the curious and explorative society of bird species always posed a problem. There had to be a Thach Sanh, there had to be a knight. But unexpectedly, that knight had a small stature, and he was accused of being a thief. The villain endured a bad reputation, but in the face of injustice, he couldn't turn a blind eye. It was he who rushed to fight the kite, raising dust. It was he who organized the siege, making the hawk have no escape route but to 'fall to its death with broken bones.' And this time too, in front of the savage hawk, the courageous ducks boldly ventured. The daring had long been harbored, but the opportunity had not arisen. This time, the opportunity had come, and what's more, there was the silent encouragement of the carefree audience. The hawk was defeated, probably for the first time, like B52 bombers 'circling over Xoc field' for no apparent reason. For the children in the neighborhood, the victory of the ducks was as proud as an achievement.
The carefree nature of the scene helps us imagine: Vietnamese rural society is a flat, serene, peaceful, and enduring society. For so many generations, it seemed unchangeable. The space that humans favor for butterflies and birds is calm, quiet. These are familiar scenes to the point that closing your eyes and opening them again immediately reveals them:
When the tu hú calls the flock
Ripe rice fields, sweet fruits
The shaded garden echoes with the singing of crickets
Cornstalks turn golden, filling the courtyard with sunlight
The sky, the wider, the higher
A pair of kites somersault in the open sky...
(Tố Hữu - When the tu hú cries)
2. Folk Aesthetic Perspectives and Folk Philosophical Principles
Folk aesthetic perspectives primarily view the animal kingdom as a society akin to human society, where animals are seen as individuals with vivid and objective characteristics, distinct from fables that illustrate moral or philosophical lessons. Each animal has its unique personality, leading to some being detested while others evoke sympathy. However, the degree of dislike or sympathy varies. Take, for example, malicious birds like black kites or marsh harriers: preying on chicks or stealing eggs is unjust, but when they find themselves in dire straits, there is a certain sense of pity. On the other hand, gentle birds, especially courageous ducks, being unfairly labeled throughout their lives, raises the question of who is truly unjust. The dramatic battle between the mother hen and the kite inevitably invokes deep human emotions: maternal love. As for folk philosophical principles: it imparts a lesson on the power of unity:
One tree alone cannot stand tall
But three trees together create a mighty mountain.
A lone courageous duck cannot withstand the challenges posed by kites, hawks, and hawks. Three times building a coop proves the strength of the flock (referred to as unity by humans). In opposition to unity is the loneliness of isolation:
Poor and sharing corn, they gather in joy
It's better than being rich and lonely
(Proverb)
The tiny chick symbolizes loneliness, the avoidance of society. Day and night, it has to hide in the bushes, perhaps the most fitting mental punishment, both for it and a source of remorse, the most tormenting for the conscience. The lessons of 'good begets good' and 'evil begets evil' vividly manifest here. The 'good' includes the group of chicks, the devoted pigeon, and even the brave duck. As for evil, it digs its own pit and becomes the victim of 'sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind.' In addition to folk aesthetic perspectives and folk philosophical principles, there are elements of compressed folklore. These include nursery rhymes (Bac Chim Ri is the uncle of birds,...), timely proverbs (Thread binds the dream root; a thief meets an old lady,...), fairy tales (The tale of the cunning chick, the tale of the brave duck,...), and more. These folk cultural elements give the essay an atmosphere that is half fantasy, half reality, both new and old, making it memorable, shareable, agreeable, and worthy of appreciation.
3. Reflection on Duy Khan's Lao Xao essay, Sample 3:
Among stories written for and about children, Duy Khan's 'Silent Childhood' stands out as a remarkable piece. Reminiscing about childhood, the rural landscape, the simple and soulful life, and the kind-hearted people in the village are narrated by the author with profound affection. Despite the poverty and the arduous struggles of the villagers, his homeland exudes resilient vitality and carries the distinctive cultural essence of the Northern Kinh region, the land of the Cau and Thuong rivers, which is truly endearing.
Duy Khan's literature is innocent and cheerful. There are moments when he suddenly remembers and falls into a quiet reverie. Childhood memories are like flickering flames in his soul. The poem 'Lao Xao' excerpted from 'Silent Childhood' depicts the rural garden in early summer and the world of birds in the sky and the hearts of the little flock. The colors and sounds of the countryside continue to buzz within each of us.
The rural garden in early summer is a vivid, silk painting of the countryside.
In the Ngữ Văn 6 program, the section Crafting the essay 'A Loving Mother's Teaching' holds significant importance for students, requiring careful preparation.
Beyond the aforementioned content, students can explore the section Preparing the essay 'The Best Doctor Resides in a Compassionate Heart' to be ready for this lesson.
In the detailed content of the section Describing the garden on a beautiful sunny morning from Duy Khán's essay 'Lively Disturbance', prepare thoroughly for this lesson.