Generals
Generals
Cunning, Conniving
Assaulting, Defending, Besieging
Live for glorious wars
Warlords
This poem is a cinquain about generals. It describes them not just as the valiant people they are on the surface, but also as the shady schemers away from the public. Line 3 describes what the three forms of battle that a proper general must master. The last line “warlords” describes what great generals end up becoming; rather than serving a master, they begin to garner power for themselves, eventually becoming rulers in their own rights.
There are not many literary devices used in this poem, due to its length. Line 2 has alliteration of the hard “c” sound, and line 3 has assonance of the “ee” sound.
This fits the theme of war because generals are, of course, an integral driving force behind wars.
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I like your portrayal of both the evil and goodness of generals. The transition from a general to a warlord immediately reminded me of Cao Cao, an infamous leader who was once the most trusted councilor of the emperor.
ReplyDeleteAlthough this poem is short and as you said, not filled with literary devices, I thought that this poem was effective in explaining the multi-faceted characters of generals. Being quite restrictive, cinquains are quite difficult to write, but I thought you did a great job on this one.
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