Analysis on Steven Crane´s Poem "Do not Weep My Lady"

The author was giving a message then at the end of the poem it changes. He was giving the message that war happens to everybody and that they will have to go to war at some point in there life. The problem is that they don’t know the bourdon that it puts on the people that he has supported and been supported by until his son is sent of. He gets a totally different feeling when he doesn’t know what could happen to his son. He gets his message across by proving that every body has something to do with war wether they like it or not. Your parents might have been to war, if not them then your uncles, cousins, friends, or your neighbors(old men). Then if it isn’t them it could be your child who is going and the feeling is different, you lose the feeling of security when you cant protect your child. He

Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, All Quiet on the Western Front has a central theme of the harsh realities of war and a general negative attitude toward the subject. This attitude is synonymous of other war poems such as Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen and War Is Kind by Stephen Crane; however, the attitudes are revealed differently in all three pieces through each respective author’s use of diction, imagery, and tone.

Humans, the compositional idea of man itself, are lonely, shameful beasts whose only grand possession is the heart pulsing within, propelling them along. No matter how it is dishonored, how much it is scarred, and the emotional beating it takes, it is the one object Man can declare, “This is mine and because of this, it is beautiful.” In the poem, “Untitled” by Stephen Crane, he examines the lack of integrity and joyous celebration that is impurity, through simplification of what being human is.

A poem which demonstrates the futility and tragedy of war is “home-coming”. “Home-coming” is written by Bruce Dawe in 1968. It is an anti-war poem protesting against the Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War in 1960s. In “home-coming”, the continuous loss of lives and the grief of family is clearly the main point of the poem. Bruce Dawe relies on the use of simile, repetition, metaphor and punctuation to allow

To some people hearing that war may actually be kind from someone else could help people have some sort of relief from it, helping him accomplish why he wrote the poem in the first place. There is no doubt that he is opposed to war, however, he understands that some people need to at least believe that what their special someone is doing is not all that bad. It would not only help the people at home from worrying, but it could help the soldier from feeling bad for causing all the stress and worry.

***The epigraph of Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire contains a quote from Hart Crane's poem The Broken Tower: "And so it was I entered the broken world /To trace the visionary company of love, its voice/An instant in the wind (I know not whither hurled)/But not for long to hold each desperate choice."***

Jordan Hist 102H Document Questions Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front 1) Who is Paul Baumer? Describe his background and experiences prior to the war. In what ways does he represent the "typical" soldier in WWI? In what ways is he exceptional? How do his views about the war and his reasons for fighting change over time?

“Once upon a time there was a wife and mother one too many times” (Godwin 39). This short story begins with the famous opening, once upon a time, which foreshadows that the story line will be similar to a fairy tale. It raises expectations for the story that all will be magical and end happily. A typical modern-day fairy tale is that of a distressed character who overcomes an obstacle, falls in love with prince charming, and they ride off into the sunset; living happily ever after never to be heard from again. Godwin however, puts an unexpected twist on “A Sorrowful Woman”. This short story is a tale about what can happen when everyday roles take over our identity. Ultimately, this short story challenges societal expectations of marriage

War is a scandalous topic where peoples’ views differ as to what war is. Some people see it as pure evil and wicked while others think that it is brave and noble of what soldiers do. Looking at poems which had been written by people affected by war help show the messages which are portrayed. The two sets of poems which show different views of war as well as some similarities are “the Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred Lord Tennyson, “To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars” by Richard Lovelace and “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen, “The Song of the Mud” by Mary Borden. Both these poets use linguistic devices to convince the reader of their view of what the war is. Tennyson and Lovelace show how war is worthy

Often, personal experiences are what influence a poet’s writing. Since the 1600s and up until World War One, poets have been heavily impacted by the glorification of war, as well as the catastrophic losses the world has suffered from. Poets such as Richard Lovelace and Lord Tennyson glorified the sacrifices soldiers made for their countries and honored them. While poets like Mary Borden and Wilfred Owen expressed their outrage towards war because they have witnessed the brutality and wickedness of it. In the two poetry collections, diction is the main factor in establishing the tone and theme of each poem.

Throughout Wilfred Owen’s collection of poems, he unmasks the harsh tragedy of war through the events he experienced. His poems indulge and grasp readers to feel the pain of his words and develop some idea on the tragedy during the war. Tragedy was a common feature during the war, as innocent boys and men had their lives taken away from them in a gunshot. The sad truth of the war that most of the people who experienced and lived during the tragic time, still bare the horrifying images that still live with them now. Owen’s poems give the reader insight to this pain, and help unmask the tragedy of war.

Most poets use their unique gift of writing poetry to relieve stress or just to document their emotions towards a given subject. Others use it as a key to bring about social change and voice their opinion on modern events. This is the case in Stephen Crane’s War Is Kind. The speaker in the poem uses irony as a strategy to convince the reader of the harsh reality of war.

War is “an immense and terrible machine,” (Crain). In the nineteenth century, the effects of the Civil War were still taking place. Soldiers were living with the trauma that was caused by the war. With their experiences, many authors wrote war stories that heavily influenced the era of literature. Those authors focused on the war and the sentimental aspects, romanticizing everything. However, Stephen Crane was the one of the first authors in this era to accurately depict the realistic aspects war had on a soldier. In composing The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane wanted to show the realistic effects of war and the psychological war within a soldier because of his love and curiosity of war and the military.

When faced with the countless problems of war including death, disease, sorrow, and loss, soldiers develop and intense bond between one another as they seek support in one another. A brotherhood is formed among these soldiers who rely on one another for protection and companionship amid a time in their lives where they are faced with the constant threat of death and violence everyday of their lives. But what happens to them after the war? In After the War, poet brings awareness to how the war-torn soldier attempts to reestablish their self in a society they have been isolated from for so many years through use of free verse and repetitive phrases, which further reinforces the theme throughout the poem.

In majority of Owen’s poem, he demonstrates the true image of war and the impact it has on the soldiers rather than masking it with the lies of pride