General

=Back to The Major General=

i. General
The valiant-hearted, Riding alone on Scarlet Hare, Out of the gates of Ch'in, To weep at Gold Grain Mound By funereal trees.

Rebellion in the north Stains in the blue sky. His dragon-sword cries out at night- But the general's left idle,

To shake his sleeves, And stroke his cross-guard. 'Round the jade towers of Vermilion City, A maze of gates and pavilions.'

Slowly, the silver tortoise swings To the gait of the white horse. A powdered lady-general rides Under a fiery banner.

The iron horsemen of Mount Heng Call for their metal lances. They can smell from afar the ornate arrows In her perfumed quiver.

Cold weeds grow in the western suburbs, With leaves like thorns, High heaven has just now planted them, To feed our thoroughbreds. In tall-beamed stables, row on row Of useless nags. Stuffing themselves on green grass, Drinking white water.

Inscrutable that vaulted azure, Arching over earth, This is the way the world wags In our Nine Provinces. Gleaming ore from Scarlet Hill! Hero of our time! Green-eyed general, you well know The will of Heaven!


 * //Compare// //to//**
 * "Stop Girl" (English) by U-KISS**

Yeah (7X)

Oh, so we came a long way from the darkest night Still I don’t wanna fight you no more, I’m so tired Oh, so we came a long way And I hate to see you cry As the days fly by and the tears in your eyes telling me goodbye

Some days I don’t feel like trying Some days I can’t take the lying Today’s the day that I’ll be flying away, yeah

I gave you all that you needed So why do I feel defeated? And now my heart is depleted Can’t find my way (hey, hey)

Stop, girl, in the name of love Stop, girl, in the name of love (hey, hey) Stop, girl, in the name of love And just like a dream I know your love isn’t real

Yeah (4X)

I got you cornered girl, where you gonna go? Up against the wall like an animal Breathe deep, show your teeth underneath the lies I know your love could be one a kind, girl

And I know that karma’s coming back for you Baby, this is just a game for two (You) You know better now, now

Some days I don’t feel like trying Some days I can’t take the lying Today’s the day that I’ll be flying away, yeah

I gave you all that you needed So why do I feel defeated? And now my heart is depleted Can’t find my way (hey, hey)

Stop, girl, in the name of love Stop, girl, in the name of love (hey, hey) Stop, girl, in the name of love And just like a dream I know your love isn’t real

Don‘t wanna push you away again No choice even know you‘re my only friend Someone told me that you’re lying to me again Like a note that you always forget to send Seal me up then send me away Maybe we can tried again another day Till then the only words that I gotta say You’re tripping, girl, Get up and get out of my way

Stop, girl, in the name of love Baby, don’t you care about the way you're making me feel Stop, girl, in the name of love (hey, hey) Stop, girl, in the name of love And just like a dream I know your love isn’t real

You’re saying that you’re busy But your time is up Don’t ever try to call me ‘Cause I won’t pick up

You’re saying that your busy But your time is up Don’t ever try to call me ‘Cause I won’t pick up

Stop, girl, in the name of love


 * //Literary Techniques//**
 * i. Simile **
 * In the poem:** With leaves like thorns
 * In the song:** Up against the wall like an animal; Someone told me that you’re lying to me again Like a note that you always forget to send

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. Uses "like" or "as" to draw comparison.


 * ii. Personification **
 * In the poem:** His dragon-sword cries out at night; High heaven has just now planted them
 * In the song:**As the days fly by and the tears in your eyes telling me goodbye; And I know that karma’s coming back for you

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.


 * iii. Asyndeton **
 * In the poem:** Inscrutable that vaulted azure, Arching over earth, This is the way the world wags In our Nine Provinces. Gleaming ore from Scarlet Hill! Hero of our time! Green-eyed general, you well know The will of Heaven!
 * In the song:**​ Breathe deep, show your teeth underneath the lies I know your love could be one a kind, girl

The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.