"War is kind"

Biography of crane

• He was born in 1871.
• He grew up in upstate New York.
• He wanted to become a Baseball player.
• 1893 He became a "Pioneer of Naturalism."
• He produced, "War Is Kind," in 1899.

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• 1895, "The Red Badge of Courage."
• It was told through the eyes of a young civil war soldier.
• Covered the Greco-Turkish War in 1897.
• He died of Tuberculosis at age 28 in 1900.

repetition

• There are two repeating's in the poem.
• 1. "Do not weep."
• 2. "War is Kind."
• They both form a sense of Sarcasm.
• War is not kind, the speaker doesn't wanna see her daughter cry.

Imagery

• "The affrighted steed ran on alone" (line 3)
• Picturing a frightened horse running by itself.

theme

• "WARFARE"
• War is not very kind at all .
• Many innocent people lose their lives.
• It's all a never ending fight.

irony

• "Do not weep, maiden , war is kind."
• The way is horrifying and sad.
• But, he says war is kind when it really isn't.

tone

• The Tone is Sarcastic.
• Throughout the story Crane says War Is Kind.
• Men giving their lives to fight in the war is not kind.

speaker

• The speaker seems to be maybe a mother.
• "Don't weep, Maiden, for war is kind." 
• It's like something a mother would. 
• A mother talking to her daughter.
• Telling her daughter everything is okay.

Crane wrote gripping fictional and true accounts of life's dark side- of life on the streets and the horror battle.

Crane wrote gripping fictional and true accounts of life's dark side- of life on the streets and the horror battle.

A fundamental strength of Crane's writing is his ability to depict the emotions aroused in situations of extreme stress.