Suggested answers for Literature subject, block C, D - University entrance exam round 2

This morning, July 10, candidates took the final exam of the second round of the 2014 university entrance exam. Below are suggested answers to the Literature exam for groups D and C.

Suggested answers for Literature subject block D by Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai (Vinh Vien University Center, Ho Chi Minh City):

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Question I: (2.0 points)

1. Expressing feelings:

- Affirming that Vietnam's sovereignty belongs to the Vietnamese people.

- Pride in the past and present traditions of protecting the country together.

2. Rhetorical meaning of the reduplicated word "rì nám"

- Echoes from the ground.

- The voices of our ancestors from the past echo today, advising their descendants to follow in their footsteps to protect the Fatherland.

3. Forms of repetition and artistic effects

- Structural repetition "The blue sky is ours / The mountains and forests are ours".

- The repeated word "those".

- Effect: to emphasize, enhance the emotional depth and increase the rhythm of the poem. Express the sovereignty of the Vietnamese people over Vietnam and the tradition of defending the country, combining the past - present - future.

Question II: (3.0 points)

This is a social argumentative essay with specific requirements regarding content, style and length of the essay. Candidates must meet the above requirements.

Candidates can develop their writing according to different specific contents. Here is a suggestion:

- Human life is a wonderful song. There are lives that are sublime and immortal, but there are also lives that leave behind sadness and shame. That is due to many reasons, including reasons related to the indispensable role of life philosophy. In the current period, some people believe that "Contribute your all, enjoy to the fullest" is a positive motto of modern people, always suitable for all circumstances. What do we think about this concept?

- Contribution is the act of contributing one's valuable things to the common cause, the cause of the collective. Enjoyment is having for oneself, having for use. Enjoyment is enjoying from society in relation to contribution. The above concept affirms the value of total dedication and maximum enjoyment. That concept believes that Total dedication and maximum enjoyment is a motto of life that has positive meaning and is always suitable for all circumstances.

- Contribution and enjoyment are two closely related aspects. It is impossible to have only contribution without enjoyment. Just as it is impossible to have only enjoyment without contribution. Contribution is a condition for enjoyment and enjoyment is an inevitable consequence when people contribute to the collective and to society. People in today's era are people of the integration period, open communication with diverse, rich and complex relationships. Contributing oneself and knowing how to enjoy is a motto with positive meaning. This is the motto of the active person, it is completely different from the lifestyle of the passive person. This motto has great meaning and effect on people. In terms of capacity, living a life of dedication will help people maximize their potential. It helps people have a valuable life and make many contributions to the collective and to society. Enjoyment helps people regenerate their physical and mental labor. Enjoyment helps the dedicated person have a relaxed mental state, relieve mental pressure, bring a free mindset to help people feel that life is meaningful and then have the conditions to continue to develop the mental capacity that they already have.

- But that motto is not always suitable for all situations. Why? Humans are limited. Even if they want to give their all, they have physical and mental limitations that are sometimes difficult to overcome. Meanwhile, enjoyment depends on the specific conditions and circumstances of the collective and society. Therefore, we cannot demand maximum enjoyment. In addition, the desire for enjoyment easily leads people to hedonistic thinking, a psychological tendency that easily leads to degeneration and depravity.

- Therefore, people need to see the relationship between contribution and enjoyment as well as its great effects. From there, there are correct and necessary thoughts about contribution and enjoyment. Contribution and enjoyment in harmony is a necessary motto for each person. Contribution needs to be enlightened by a noble purpose, a clear mindset to avoid falling into confusion and being deceived. Enjoyment is legitimate, in accordance with genuine needs, conditions, and circumstances of oneself, family, society, and country.

- "Give your all and enjoy it at a reasonable price" should be the motto of modern people today.

Question III: (5.0 points)

* Introduce author - work - title

- Thanh Thao is a young poet who has gained public attention through his poetry collections with unique perspectives on war, especially the issue of people in the post-war period.

- A typical example is the poem "Lorca's Guitar" in the collection "Ruby's Cube" (1985).

- The most impressive image is Lorca with the opinion that the artist-soldier model was executed by the fascists because he devoted himself to fighting for democracy and freedom. And there is also the opinion that he was a pure artist model who was only passionate about beauty and artistic creation but was unjustly killed.

A. VASE

1. Seek opinions:

- Opinion 1:

+ The Franco fascists destroyed human freedom and democracy, and Lorca was both an artist who loved beauty and a fighter for that beauty, so he was completely opposite to the fascists.

+ So they must destroy and sentence Lorca to death.

- Opinion 2:

+ The pure artist model is only passionate about beauty and creating beauty, meaning they only know how to seek pure beauty away from life and from there create art only to satisfy personal passion.

+ Should be unjustly murdered by the fascists.

2. Study the image of Lorca to prove 2 opinions:

- Brief introduction about Lor-ca.

- Analysis of Lor-ca's image:

+ Image of Lorca: artist - soldier

"the sound of water bubbles

Spain red cloak

li-la li-la li-la

wander about alone

with the dizzy moon

on a tired saddle"

(analyzing the character Lor-ca through Spanish culture. With details: the image of the battle "the fierce red cape", the image of "the sound of the water bubble", loneliness - "on a tired saddle"... highlighting the image of Lor-ca, an artist - a soldier who uses music to fight against fascism)

+ Image of Lorca being executed:

"Spain

hum

suddenly terrified

red robe

Lorca was sent to the shooting range.

he walked like a sleepwalker"

(analyzing the image of "the red cloak" showing the tragic death of Lorca, "the sleepwalker" reflects the image of the soldier-artist calmly facing death, meaning the fascists lost).

+ Using music to fight against fascism and demand freedom and democracy:

“brown guitar”

that girl sky

How green the guitar sound

round guitar sound bursting bubbles

"blood flowing guitar sound"

(analyzing the aspiration of the artist - soldier Lorca fighting for beauty and the beauty destroyed by violence through some words: guitar repetition, the image of "girl's sky", surreal symbolic images: broken bubbles; unusual rhythmic breaks: dripping/blood flowing)

- In terms of art, the image of Lorca is built with the following unique arts:

+ The poetic voice is rich in contemplation.

+ The image has surreal symbolic colors.

+ The feeling conversion is very successful.

B. DISCUSSION

- The opinion that the image of Lorca is an artist-soldier model who was executed by the fascists because he devoted himself to fighting for independence, democracy and freedom is correct.

- In other words, the model of the artist - the warrior fighting for beauty should be destroyed, emphasizing the artist's duty to create beauty, to be passionate about beauty, but it must be beauty that serves life.

- Through these two opinions, we think of the creative viewpoint of "Art for art's sake" or "Art for life's sake" to emphasize: art is the beauty of art but must serve life.

* Affirming Thanh Thao's contribution to literary innovation

Literature exam for block D:

Suggested answers for Literature subject block C by Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai (Vinh Vien University Center, Ho Chi Minh City):

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Sentence I:

1) Determine the expressive method of the text: In the poem, the author used the narrative method combined with expression.

2) The words "staggering" and "staggering" realistically and vividly describe the image of the shaman in a half-awake, half-drunk state; the image of the grandmother walking slowly and slowly in the author's memory.

3) - The indifference of the grandchild is clearly shown in the verse "I didn't know my grandmother was so miserable".

The hardships of the grandmother are shown through the listing of her jobs “catching crabs, scooping shrimps, carrying green tea”; through the listing of place names “Ba Trai, Quan Chao, Dong Dao” and through the image of the grandmother “wandering” on cold winter nights.

- The grandchild in the poem expressed his deep love for his grandmother through memories of his childhood: Following his grandmother to the market, stealing longan from Tran pagoda, visiting Cay Thi temple and the hardships associated with his grandmother's life.

Sentence II:Candidates may present in many different ways. Here is just one suggestion:

2.1 Problem introduction:

There is a folk saying: “The truth belongs to the strong.” That shows us that, normally, the strong are often the ones who dominate the world and dominate others. But domination is not a noble, praiseworthy and cherished thing. The noble quality of a person is the benefit they bring to their fellow human beings. That is why in the work “The Superfluous Life”, writer Nam Cao affirmed: “The strong are not those who step on the shoulders of others to satisfy their selfishness. The strong are those who help others on their shoulders.”

2.2 Explanation:

There are two ways of understanding the strong: the physically strong and the mentally strong.

Explain the statement of the topic: What is true strength and the strength of selfishness and evil? The image of stepping on the shoulders of others and helping others on one's own shoulders are two contrasting artistic images.

2.3 Discussion:

- Power can be used to successfully solve many tasks in many different fields (evidence). Using power to oppress others is a sin. Using power to step on the shoulders of others and satisfy one's own selfishness is evil. True power is the power that brings benefits to others, brings joy and happiness to fellow human beings.

- Can you give some examples of real and illegitimate power? For example, parents shouldering the burden of work to raise their children and bring them to a safe shore; people taking on heavy work and leaving light work to their colleagues; navy soldiers and border guards who do not fear hardship to protect the country... are acts of real power. People using power to force others to follow their selfish personal desires; China using the power of a big country to oppress the Vietnamese people... are evil manifestations of power.

- Helping others with one's strong ability and strong will is a noble motto that people need to follow. When people carry in their hearts a sincere love, a noble ideal, they will have true strength. That strength will become much greater when united in a community of a country or a nation. Human history has proven that it is the great strength of each nation that has brought independence, freedom and happiness to each person in each specific country.

2.4 Conclusion:

Students must know how to cultivate themselves, practice, and study to become strong and useful people for the country. Love, sacrifice, altruism, patriotism… are the factors and foundations that create true strength for each person. The true strength of each person is the foundation for the nation to exist and the people to be rich and the country to be strong.

Sentence III:

I. Introduction:

- Introduce the author and the work.

- Introduce the beauty of the Huong River.

- Introduce the opinion.

II. Content:

1) Concept of the genre of memoir.

- This is truly an essay. Essay is a literary genre that blends narrative and lyrical elements, meaning that the author both describes and narrates events and images objectively, while also directly expressing the author's lyrical self.

2) Content introduction:

- It is a concise and poetic prose passage about the Perfume River. The beauty of the passage is the deep emotions synthesized from the rich knowledge of history, culture, geography and literature along with the author's passionate love for his homeland through the image of the Perfume River.

3) Analysis:

a) The wild and romantic natural beauty of the Perfume River:

- The beauty of the Huong River is compared by the author with human personality and qualities.

+ The upstream of the Huong River is likened to a Digan girl with a "liberal, wild" and "gentle and passionate" beauty; the river is also compared to "the alluvial mother of a cultural region", with a "gentle and intelligent" beauty.

+ According to the river's course, the author also compared it to a "talented woman" playing the zither late at night and to "Miss Kieu", whose city of Hue is Kim Trong.

+ The lyrical feature is also expressed through the image of the river flowing through the century to awaken the “beautiful sleeping girl” in the middle of the Chau Hoa field full of wild flowers. The Huong River is truly romantic, “the secret flirtatiousness of love”.

- The wild beauty of the Huong River is also evoked by its "closed in the heart of the quiet pine forests and gloomy pride..." (candidates can select additional evidence).

- The author demonstrates talented writing style and the ability to observe delicately, evoking many aesthetic emotions from lyrical comparisons.

b) Huong River carries the sedimentary beauty of Vietnamese historical culture:

- The river not only deposits alluvium on the green banks with fruit-laden branches, but also enriches the human soul with cultural beauty.

+ The colors of Huong River "green in the morning, yellow at noon, purple in the afternoon" evoke the culture of the people, because the green color of hope, the yellow color of patience, the purple color of longing, and the loyalty of the people here.

+ The personality of the people of Chau Hoa is "forever loyal to their homeland", like a river belonging to a "single city".

- In the overall beauty of human personality and qualities, the author also compares the river as both noble and knowing how to "dedicate" its life to victories and "the gentle daughter of the country", bearing a profound historical mark.

+ The river “has lived glorious centuries with its historical mission”.

+ The river has gone through ups and downs with the history of the country. (Candidates find more evidence).

4) General comments:

- With a deep, rich knowledge and talented language, unique and evocative metaphors, the writer has vividly described the beauty of the Huong River. At the same time, he has expressed his passionate love for his homeland.

III. Conclusion:

- Praise the author, praise the work.

- Affirmation, assessment is correct.

Literature exam for block C:

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