I. ITEM 1: POEM.
1. The poem:
Friends
( Bea Williams )
Friends are far, friends are near,
Friends will be there to lend an ear,
They listen, laugh, and care,
But most of all, they're always there,
Through thick and thin, up and down,
Your true friends are always around,
For treats, hugs and real big smiles,
They'll travel to you from several miles,
They'll always be there to hold you tight,
Anytime, no matter if it's day or night,
You really know when your friends are sincere,
When they always show up to lend their ear.
Friends will be there to lend an ear,
They listen, laugh, and care,
But most of all, they're always there,
Through thick and thin, up and down,
Your true friends are always around,
For treats, hugs and real big smiles,
They'll travel to you from several miles,
They'll always be there to hold you tight,
Anytime, no matter if it's day or night,
You really know when your friends are sincere,
When they always show up to lend their ear.
2. Rhetorical devices :
+) Rhyme: near - ear ; care - there ; down - around ; tight - night ;...
+) Metaphor: (To lend) An ear : the willing listening and sympathy of a true friend.
3. Message: a true fiend is very important in our life.
II. ITEM 2: STORY.
1. The story:
A Little Boys Temper
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence.The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily, gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.
The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said "you have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one."
(Author Unknown)
2. Rhetorical devices:
Metaphor : +) Nails --> the bad things you do when you lose your temper.
+) Fence --> the person getting your bad actions when you have bad temper.
+) Holes --> the hurt is still remaining in people who got your bad behavior when you didn't control your temper.
3. message:
The hurt we made on people around us when we lost our temper can remain forever.
III. ITEM 3: CARTOON.
1. The picture:
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| (Bush and U.S economy in 2008) 2. Rhetorical devices:
· Symbol: +) the black cloud à the terrible U.S economy crisis in 2008
+) the snail à the slow response of Bush to the current situation
+)The man ( on the snail) à Bush
· Irony: Bush 'rapid' response is like the speed of a snail
3. Message:
The Bush’s slow and ineffective response to the U.S economy in 2008 made the situation worse
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your poem is very meaningful.Life without friends like garden without light of sun. Good friends are extremely important because they give us happiness,enjoyment, support and belief to come over all trial and tribulation.Choosing good friend can't be overnight.It needs time
ReplyDelete^^, i like all your comments. true friends also give us criticism if necessary. a criticism (in a subtle way)may be a boost to someone's ego,which is sometimes more useful than direct support.
DeleteThank Ngoc for the poem. it is nice.
in item 1:
ReplyDeleteRhetorical devices:
- metaphor
- Antonyms: far- near, thick-thin, up-down, day- night
about the message: A true friend is a friend who is always willing to listen to you wherever they are.