Entry1_HaThiThuTruong

item 1 :
A person can make you feel high,
A person can make you feel low.
But only you can decide,
Which way you want to go.
A person can hurt you mentally,
A person can hurt you physically.
But only you can place,
A limit on your abilities.
A person can cause drama,
A person can cause a situation.
But only you can create,
Your own reputation.
A person can make you laugh,
A person can make you cry.
But only you can make,
Decisions for your life.
I guess what I am trying to say,
That when you are living day to day.
Do not live by what people do,
But live by what you know is true.

I.Rhetorical devices
1.antithesis: high><low, laugh><cry
2.assonance: high-decide, cry-life, say-day, do-true
3.repetition: A person can (8 times), But only you can ( 4 times)
4.parallelism: A person can make you feel high, A person can make you feel low.
                     A person can hurt you mentally, A person can hurt you physically.
                    A person can cause drama, A person can cause a situation.
                    A person can make you laugh, A person can make you cry.
II.Message
whatever effects others make on you, you should take the wheel to drive your own life as the way you think it right.

item 2 :


I.Rhetorical devices:
irony: there are people dreaming of a white Christmas while others are stuck in snow storm and do not want it to snow anymore.
II.Message:
we should accept and respect the differences between people because the differences diversify our world.



 item 3 :



The obstacle on our path

In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand.


I.Rhetorical device:
metaphor : the boulder on the roadway- obstacles in our life
                 the peasant- people who are willing to solve difficult problems rather than being irresponsible for them.


II.Message:
Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's condition.

source:
item 1: http://amateurpoem.com/inspirational_poems/
item 2: https://my.bhsonline.org/groups/cohenj/wiki/4ca39/
item 3: http://go.webassistant.com/wa/upload/users/u1000057/workspaces/30stories/#stonecutter