Trần Đăng Khoa is a famous poet who is known as "The Young Poet Prodigy". The poem "Đánh thức trầu" (Waking up the Betel Tree) demonstrates the innocent, sincere and pure style of children's poetry, as well as the love, attachment and appreciation for trees by the young boy.

With the innocence of a child, Trần Đăng Khoa wakes up the betel tree in his own way - singing a song to pick betel leaves at night for his grandmother. The grandmother's song serves as a bridge between the past and the present, highlighting Trần Đăng Khoa's innocent emotions and his equal, affectionate treatment towards the Betel tree.

In order to ask for some betel leaves, Trần Đăng Khoa cannot help but wake up the tree's owner: "Are you asleep, Betel tree?". In this question, he shows familiarity and a bit of comparison, a bit of reasoning that is very childlike: "Are you asleep, Betel tree? Where did I go to sleep? / And you, Betel tree, are already asleep (You and I are both children, playing during the day, so why did you go to sleep early?)?"

But perhaps the Betel tree is sleeping too deeply, so the young boy Trần Đăng Khoa has to wake it up, call it, and remind it again: "Hey Betel tree, wake up!". Along with that is a promise: "I will pick very gently / I won't hurt you", expressing his cherished, caring, loving and valuing of this tree as a close friend.

However, this Betel tree friend, like the young boy Khoa, often sleeps deeply and sometimes wakes up but can go back to sleep immediately, so he has to wake it up for the third time: "Have you woken up yet, Betel tree?"

The familiar way of addressing "you" and "I" between the young boy and the inanimate Betel tree reflects a close, intimate relationship, cherishing, caring, loving and valuing this tree as a close friend. At the same time, it also reflects the folk belief that picking betel leaves at night can cause the tree to wither, so the tree must be awakened, the reason must be explained, and only a few leaves should be picked for the grandmother and mother.

The poem shows that Khoa values and loves his grandmother and mother, as many children at this age often come up with childish reasons, fear the dark, and are afraid of ghosts, so they refuse to go to the garden alone to pick betel leaves at night.

The poem uses personification (referring to objects as if they were people, conversing with objects as if they were people, describing objects as if they were people) repeatedly in the lines to express the affectionate and equal treatment towards the betel tree. Khoa cherishes and loves the betel tree, so he wishes "Don't wither, Betel tree!", while also showing the pure soul of childhood in friendship - even if it is with plants.

In conclusion, with its innocent poetic voice, simple and understandable imagery, impressive personification, the poem shows the affectionate bond of the young boy with the betel tree, both innocent and sincere. He values trees, cherishes them, and considers them as close friends.

This is a representative poem that demonstrates the behavior of rural people towards trees in the garden, treating them as intimate friends.

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