"War is kind"

stephen crane

• Crane never fought on battle, so he interviewed veterans about experience
• Veterans gave him dry facts, they also couldn't remember much. 
• Crane drew from his imagination to fill in the thoughts. 

Repetition

• Do not weep...for war is kind
• Do not weep..War is kind
• A field where a thousand corpses lie. 
• ...men were born to drill and die.

Imagery

• The symbol or picture in the poem is death
• Death is painful, harsh, and unforgiving 
• "Raged at his breast, gulped and died"
• Nobody really forgives them for leaving.

theme

• Theme: pain, heartbroken and regret 
• "These men were born to drill and die"
• "...a field where a thousand corpses lie"
• You can tell by the tone of the Author, what hes trying to say

Irony

• The picture basically tells it all, everybody looks depressed 
• "Mother whose heart hung humble as a button"
• Families aren't proud of what they had to do, but in a way they are
• "On the bright splendid shroud of your son,....war is kind"

tone

• If i was reading this i would read it slow, and almost quite
• The poem isn't happy so therefor the tone wouldn't be.
• "Swift blazing flag of the regiment"

speaker

• I would think the speaker is a daughter and mother
• "..your father tumbled in the yellow trenches.."
• Having a quite speaker, more emotional

questions

• I don't understand why the Author is saying "War is kind"
• Why would is be?
• I love how much detail the poem has
• "Raged at his breast, gulped and died"
• It actually makes you picture it in your head what it would be like