How does the imagery of verse 38 differ from the red-banner image in verse 24?
ʿAmr ibn Kulthūm: Address to Abā Hind, Tribal Pride and the Mill of War (Verses 23–38)
- The former implies bloodshed indirectly; the latter depicts bodily injury directly
- Both depict nothing but rainfall
- The first discusses grammar, the last inheritance
- Neither has a martial meaning