"war is kind"

Biography

• Interviewed Civil War veterans.
• Never actually in battle. 
• Veterans didn't tell in-depth stories.
• He used his imagination to tell their stories.
• He writes of the effects of war.

Repitition

• "War is kind." (lines 1,5,12,16,26)
• He emphasizes that war is NOT kind.
• "Do not weep." (lines 1,12,25)
• He's really saying do weep because war is not kind.

Repitition

• "War is kind." (lines 1,5,12,16,26)
• He emphasizes that war is NOT kind.
• "Do not weep." (lines 1,12,25)
• He's really saying do weep because war is not kind.

Imagery

• "A field where a thousand corpses lie" (line 11)
• "Raged at his breast. gulped, and died." (line 14)
• "Eagle with crest of red and gold." (line 18)
• Imagery adds emotion and gives the reader a mental imge.

Imagery

• "A field where a thousand corpses lie" (line 11)
• "Raged at his breast. gulped, and died." (line 14)
• "Eagle with crest of red and gold." (line 18)
• Imagery adds emotion and gives the reader a mental imge.

Theme

Irony

• "War is kind." (line 5)
• War is not kind, its hurts everyone.
• "Do not weep." (line 1)
• You should weep because it is horrible.

Tone

Speaker

Comments

• It had a good message but was kind of boring.
• It made a good point that war is devastating.