MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HUE UNIVERSITY AMERICAN LITERATURE I MAJOR: ENGLISH LANGUAGE Full name: HỒ VĂN VŨ Date of birth: 20/9/1985 Place of birth: NINH THUẬN Teacher: HOÀNG THỊ LÊ NGỌC HUE, NOVEMBER 2021 BÀI KIỂM TRA CUỐI KỲ Môn: Văn học Mỹ Họ tên sinh viên: Hồ Văn Vũ - MSSV 7054500014 Lớp: Ngôn ngữ Anh– Ninh Thuận Giảng viên: Hoàng Thị Lê Ngọc Đề bài: Answer each question in a 300-word essay The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost has a universal theme for all the people in the world Can you use your understanding about the poem to prove that? Have you ever stood at a crossroads and hesitated to decide what road to take in your real life? How? Love is full of sacrifice and helps people live a meaningful life even in difficulties Do you agree with that opinion? Why or why not? Can you also prove it by your understanding about the story The Gift of the Magi by O.Henry and the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne? Optimistic spirit can help people live better and overcome obstacles in life How can you prove this opinion by analysing the role of hope revealed in the poem Hope Is the Thing With Feathers and Rip’s ways of adapting to the new life in Rip Van Winkle? How is the optimistic spirit important in your own life? Share the particular experience that you have had to show the importance of your positive thinking Bài làm The poem "The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost" describes a situation in which the poet was walking on a winding road He had to choose between two options He was single, so he could only choose one of two options Similarly, at some point in his life, he must choose his own path The poet stopped at a fork in the road and critically considered the possibilities He wants to know how it was before going down the street He wanted to know the strengths and weaknesses of each route In fact, the same thing happens People must make decisions with long-term strengths and weaknesses in mind The poet thought about the way long and hard before deciding whether it was good or bad for him Then he chooses an alternative path, believing that both are equally good He believes the path he chose was the best for him But after walking down the street for a while, he noticed that both roads were equally worn In life, every action has both positive and negative consequences You may think you are in a better position than others, but that is not true I believe the poet said that in the future, he would have to take a deep breath and make a difficult decision once in a lifetime Then he decided to follow the path that few people followed This made him today Similarly, in the future, when someone grows up and has to say, "Once at a time when you were in your youth, you had to make difficult decisions." and your choice made you today I was in the same situation as a poet I'm not doing the easiest or least risky thing at the moment, or what others expect from me Instead, I what is right for me and follow the results When someone really loves others, they are willing to give something to make sure their loved ones are fine I agree that love is a sacrifice and encourages people to lead meaningful lives even in difficult situations Love without sacrifice is like a sea without water Love is neither a thought nor an emotion It is an unmistakable desire to nurture, polish and shine brightly the hearts of those who love someone Love is greater than any thought, thought, or sense of meaning, which is why people think and seek meaning Love is the only key that can open all the doors It has the power to reveal the deepest secrets and soothe the most difficult minds Love leads humanity to the center of paradise It manifests itself in the art of giving and sharing one's emotions 4 The Gift of the Magi O Henry, Della and Jim are really in love Jim and Dell want to something special to each other during the holiday season Both sell the most valuable things to make enough money for gifts from Jim's salary Her desire to satisfy her lover outweighs her desire to please herself This is very surprising as I don't own any of them Despite their desolate environment, lack of goods, and financial difficulties, both prioritize mutual interests Like, Hester's love for Dim's Dale and vice versa is evident in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter Despite the fact that they are both in love, I believe Hester's love is more passionate It is a kind of love that gives them joy to make others happy One example is Hester's refusal to admit that Dim's Dale is the father of her child, given the embarrassment and contempt of the entire population She never reveals the name of her child, even after her judge threatens to rob her of it., and happy because the other person is happy As long as you work hard for your happy life, then the lasting love is by your side It is not that you have the lasting love, but you have created the lasting love People face adversity and sometimes collapse To overcome such challenges and continue their journey, they must be positive and believe in courage Hope is very important in human life In her poem, Dickenson emphasizes the hope that "hope is feathered" as a good attitude towards life She shows an optimistic view through the bird metaphor Just as a wingless bird cannot fly, one cannot survive without the flickering of hope Her choice of words shows her optimistic attitude towards optimism "Perch, soul, song without words," she says Her optimism also distinguishes her as "sweetest in the gale." Emily's hope in this poem is "a bird with feathers." Feathers are a source of help and help for birds, and feathers of hope are a source of human joy and nutrition Dickenson goes on to say, "I heard it in the frostiest lands." She goes on to say that no matter how bad or terrible her situation is, she still feels hope in her life She doesn't explain her passion to the point of pushing her limits, but she balances hope with her portrayal and doesn't go too far "But in extreme situations, it never asked me for crumbs," she says In the end, she concluded that hope did not demand anything in return, even just a small token given to the owner Irving's personality, Rip Van Winkle, escapes into the woods from his whimsical wife and falls asleep for 20 years after swallowing an elixir When Lip Van Winkle awoke, he was shocked to see many changes that his contemporaries considered normal He knew little about the end of the American Revolutionary War, so instead of praising the new US President George Washington, he praised the men of the bar by toasting King George of England and Ireland I was bothered Rip Van Winkle needs to update all his knowledge with an enthusiastic and cheerful attitude to get used to his new being The message from "Rip Van Winkle" is that his life will continue with or without people, and that change is inevitable I had to accept the failure of my life I made a mistake and was depressed, but I realized that if I continued to drown in this sadness, I would never get up again So, I have always encouraged myself It helps me rediscover self-confidence and optimism and hope for a better future It keeps fighting to achieve my goals and motivates me to overcome failures ...2 Môn: Văn học Mỹ Họ tên sinh viên: Hồ Văn Vũ - MSSV 7054500014 Lớp: Ngôn ngữ Anh– Ninh Thuận Giảng viên: Hoàng Thị