Stephen Crane's War Is Kind

This is the poem that Jim Northrup wrote about war. I am going to Explicate the poem and

When a reader grasps a theme throughout any piece of literature, he or she never clearly understands the intent without knowing where the theme came from. The theme that is portrayed in the poem is, often times reconnecting with a loved one cannot only bring happiness, but it can also bring sorrow. This theme was emphasized throughout the poem and without knowing the historical context of the poem, one could not necessarily understand where it came from. In the text it

If one is a fan of irony, then Stephen Crane's work is worth the read. He uses irony for real life situations to relate to his readers. In “War is Kind” Stephen Crane develops emotional connections with the readers by using irony to comfort the families. In “A Mystery of Heroism” he gives us the perspective of what being in the war is like. Stephen Crane uses irony in both “A Mystery of Heroism,” and “War is Kind” to prove that he is opposed to the war by developing emotion’s of the soldiers’ families, viewing the soldiers’ perspective, and using figurative language towards all the wrong parts of war.

The poet addresses issues of the child observing an unhealthy and abusive relationship between his/her father and mother in the third stanza. The eighth line states, “Do we forgive our Fathers for marrying or not marrying our Mothers?” These words insinuate that the father treated the child’s mother badly or was abusive to her and that she deserved better. This is so considering the only reason to forgive someone for marrying another implies they treated that person improperly. Likewise, having to forgive someone for not marrying another simply displays how the other person never received what he or she

To start off the analysis, the setting of the entire poem is significant. Though the poem takes place in a house, the atmosphere the house is set in is also important. The month is September which is a month of fall which can be seen as a symbol for decline. It definitely insinuates that the poem is leading towards death. Line 1 has “September rain falls on the house” which gives the feeling of a dark and cold night with a storm on top of that. To further develop that, Bishop gives us the failing light in line 2 to also give us an idea of the grandmother’s struggle. Bishop uses the cyclical theme of changing seasons to show the unending nature of what is transpiring within the

From the beginning of the poem, the reader can tell that the tone of the poem is consistent. There is no shift in tone, it’s simply sad and bitter. The father notices the innocence of his daughter and knows that there is bad luck that is coming for her future. The reader is able to see the father’s concern throughout the poem when he says that the “night’s slow poison” will change her. He knows that this issue cannot be changed, so he is doing what he can to avoid it becoming a bigger dilemma. By the end of the poem, it’s easy to notice that the father has become angry about the situation that is brought upon him. In the last two lines, the father decides that he doesn’t want to have children because of all the things he sees in their future, nothing but pain and suffering. His decision is expressed in the way he says “These speculations sour in the sun. I have

In the poem the speaker tells us about how his father woke up early on Sundays and warmed the house so his family can wake up comfortably. We are also told that as he would dress up and head down stairs he feared ¨the chronic angers of that house¨, which can be some sort of quarrel between his father and his mother in the house. This can also lead the reader to believe that the father may have had been a hard dad to deal with. However the father would polish his son's shoes with his cracked hands that ached. This shows the love that the father had for his son and now that the son has grown he realizes what his father did for him. The sons morals and feelings have changed him because as he has grown to become a man he has learned the true meaning of love is being there for one's family and not expecting it to be more than what it is. Consequently this teaches him a lesson on how much his father loved him and how much he regrets not telling him thank

Carefully understanding the text, it describes how the narrator lived in misery, torture, loneliness, agony and pain while she was a recluse. The whole poem is her pointing out how she felt worthless without her husband while he is God knows where (“I grieved each dawn as I wondered were my lord, my first on Earth might be”). The inequality on how a female was sent into reclusion because of not-exactly proven accusations of adultery is very unjust due to the fact that men weren’t punished as much, if they were even penalized at all. The job of a female consisted on being a house wife, taking care of kids, taking care of the house, while men were working. Girls were completely

These works of literature shows or hide the truth of war by covering it up. War is kind is the softest way to hide the crucial and horrifying details of war. This poem . In war is kind Stephen Crane uses irony to put a spin on war. It gives all the facts about it, but it a irony as to

My poem is about the battles in the Civil War and the hardships they caused. My poem is written by a man in the South who joins the Union which is run by Abraham Lincoln. The evidence of that is stated in stanzas one and two, “We are a country divided, and I am from the South. With Whom am I sided? Before this war we had routh.” The man feels like he made a good choice to go to the Union because he thinks slavery is wrong, and the Union is fighting to end slavery as shown in this passage.”The country must stay together for good then south will not stray, will not give it away, until slavery ends as it should.” The theme of my poem is, good things can come from hardships. The example of that in my poem is, “Gettysburg was horror and death.

Prompt: How does Stephen Crane's poem, "War is Kind" convey universal themes reflected in Civil War literature? Universal themes help convey Stephen Crane's Poem, ‘War is KInd’. These themes are common among civil war litatureare. Crane uses Warfare, Life at home, and Patriotism.

The children are unnoticed by others and the mother is the only one that is protecting them. This poem shows the hard times that the mother must face because her children have died. However the mother is coping with them while still protecting her children after they have died, This is the mother's way of coping because she is not yet ready to let go of her children and still wants to care for them. This poem shows this through nature by portraying the mother as a bird who is protecting her nest. Also the poem uses nature by describing the harsh times as a winter wind that has caused harm to the mother and her children.

Crane, Stephen. “An Episode of War.” Great Short Works of Stephen Crane. New York: Harper

Stephen Crane is one of the most important writers in American history. He has an incredible influence and has a gift for writing great stories about war. There is no one that quite has his natural skill for describing wars in the most vivid detail. He explains them so well, though one might believe that he was there for the wars he is describing in writings. While, it is, in fact, the exact opposite and he was never been in the army, navy, or any form of military. He just based his writings off of his knowledge of war and stories he heard about them. What makes his stories so special, is his perfect use of symbolism and the effect they add to his writings. Symbolism must first be defined to understand Crane’s use of it in his writing. “Symbolism is when one thing is used to represent a broader idea or emotion”(Gray). This is the perfect definition for symbolism and will help to understand Crane’s use of it in the writings. Crane uses some symbols in these ways throughout his writings; losing a limb, hero and courage, and color.

In the first few lines of the poem, the reader can already receive a feel of the irony as the poet describes the scene of a maiden left behind as her lover falls in battle. The poet illustrates a scene as to where most readers would feel sorrow and sympathy towards the maiden and perhaps have the speaker in the poem enlighten the