"WAR IS KIND"

BIOGRAPHY OF CRANE

• Born in New Jersey November 1, 1871
• He moved to New York and started writing in 1892
• Experienced firsthand the poverty and street life of New York 
• Wrote "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" in 1893
• Died of tuberculosis on June 5, 1900

Repitition

• He repeats "Do not weep" because there is a lot of sadness.
• He uses this repetition to emphasize the sadness of the war.
• He also repeats "War is kind" to emphasize how cruel war is. 
• He repeats this to be ironic and sarcastic.
• He repeats this to sarcastically agree with war supporters.

Imagery

• "Because your father tumbled in the yellow trenches"
• This describes a soldier dying in trenches filled with mustard gas.
• "Raged at his breast, gulped and died"
• This describes a dying soldier taking his last breath.

Theme

• The theme of this poem is war is unkind.
• It takes husbands from their wives, fathers from their  children.
• It seems that war only causes heartache, death, and overall loss.

Irony

• There is a lot of irony in this particular poem.
• Probably the most ironic part of this poem is the title.
• His title makes you think that he supports the war.
• But when you read the poem you find out that he is actually against it.
• You find this out because of all the examples of death and sadness of war.

Tone

• The tone of this poem is very sarcastic.
• He acts like all of the death and tragedies are a good thing.
• His words portray that war is a good thing and a kind thing.

Speaker

• We think the speaker of this poem is someone in the military.
• The speaker has to inform families when their loved ones have been killed.
• The speaker seems to be someone in charge.

Critique