Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War is Kind by Stephen Crane and The Friendship Only Lasted a Few Seconds by Lily Lee Adams address war and the women affected by soldiers killed. By using syntax, imagery, and contrasting tones, Crane and Adams teach the reader not to romanticize war.
In both poems, syntax such as the repetition of the title throughout the poem is used to emphasize certain phrases to set the poem’s tone. In Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War is Kind, the title is repeated in every other stanza, and the description of a man’s violent death is placed in between each repetition. The narrator is telling a woman to see the goodness in war while she must endure her family dying as a result. This technique builds on the grim yet satirical tone of the poem, and is written to convince the reader how the romanticization of war can be cruel. …show more content…
However, instead of making a mockery of humanity’s love for war, it shows the guilt of an army nurse who can’t save all of her patients. Before each repetition of the title, Adams describes the horrifying last words of wounded soldiers. She hears as they call for their mothers and wives, and hears them sob, “I’m dying for nothing.” When she repeats the phrase, the reader can feel the connection between the nurse and the dying patient, and they feel her misery as she cannot save them. She questions how any of the world could understand the events she has had to witness, creating the similar theme of
In both poems, syntax such as the repetition of the title throughout the poem is used to emphasize certain phrases to set the poem’s tone. In Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War is Kind, the title is repeated in every other stanza, and the description of a man’s violent death is placed in between each repetition. The narrator is telling a woman to see the goodness in war while she must endure her family dying as a result. This technique builds on the grim yet satirical tone of the poem, and is written to convince the reader how the romanticization of war can be cruel. …show more content…
However, instead of making a mockery of humanity’s love for war, it shows the guilt of an army nurse who can’t save all of her patients. Before each repetition of the title, Adams describes the horrifying last words of wounded soldiers. She hears as they call for their mothers and wives, and hears them sob, “I’m dying for nothing.” When she repeats the phrase, the reader can feel the connection between the nurse and the dying patient, and they feel her misery as she cannot save them. She questions how any of the world could understand the events she has had to witness, creating the similar theme of