This assingment is due in a few days but i dont really understand it............

Question:you are asked to analyze the poetry of a journalist and author of the Spanish-American War, Stephen Crane. Read and contemplate the poem below, which was written in response to the some of things Crane witnessed as a reporter for the New York Herald newspaper.

WAR IS KIND
By Stephen Crane

Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind.
Because your lover threw wild hands toward the sky
And the affrighted steed ran on alone,
Do not weep.
War is kind.

Hoarse, booming drums of the regiment,
Little souls who thirst for fight,
These men were born to drill and die.
The unexplained glory flies above them,
Great is the battle-god, great, and his kingdom --
A field where a thousand corpses lie.

Do not weep, babe, for war is kind.
Because your father tumbled in the yellow trenches,
Raged at his breast, gulped and died,
Do not weep.
War is kind.

Swift blazing flag of the regiment,
Eagle with crest of red and gold,
These men were born to drill and die.
Point for them the virtue of slaughter,
Make plain to them the excellence of killing
And a field where a thousand corpses lie.

Mother whose heart hung humble as a button
On the bright splendid shroud of your son,
Do not weep.
War is kind.

Analyze this poem and answer each of these questions with a full, well-structured paragraph:

1) What words would you associate with war? From what you have heard about modern war, do you agree with Crane that “War is Kind”? Why would he use this word to describe war?

2) Who/what is the poet speaking to? Who/what is the poet talking about (besides simply a war)? Who are the people who seem to be affected by the actions of war?

3) Who many poetic “voices can you hear in this poem? What is/are their attitude toward modern warfare? Is this poem “pro-war” or “anti-war”/ Explain your answer and your reasoning.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: you are asked to analyze the poetry of a journalist and author of the Spanish-American War, Stephen Crane. Read and contemplate the poem below, which was written in response to the some of things Crane witnessed as a reporter for the New York Herald newspaper.

WAR IS KIND
By Stephen Crane

Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind.
Because your lover threw wild hands toward the sky
And the affrighted steed ran on alone,
Do not weep.
War is kind.

Hoarse, booming drums of the regiment,
Little souls who thirst for fight,
These men were born to drill and die.
The unexplained glory flies above them,
Great is the battle-god, great, and his kingdom --
A field where a thousand corpses lie.

Do not weep, babe, for war is kind.
Because your father tumbled in the yellow trenches,
Raged at his breast, gulped and died,
Do not weep.
War is kind.

Swift blazing flag of the regiment,
Eagle with crest of red and gold,
These men were born to drill and die.
Point for them the virtue of slaughter,
Make plain to them the excellence of killing
And a field where a thousand corpses lie.

Mother whose heart hung humble as a button
On the bright splendid shroud of your son,
Do not weep.
War is kind.

Analyze this poem and answer each of these questions with a full, well-structured paragraph:

1) What words would you associate with war? From what you have heard about modern war, do you agree with Crane that “War is Kind”? Why would he use this word to describe war?

2) Who/what is the poet speaking to? Who/what is the poet talking about (besides simply a war)? Who are the people who seem to be affected by the actions of war?

3) Who many poetic “voices can you hear in this poem? What is/are their attitude toward modern warfare? Is this poem “pro-war” or “anti-war”/ Explain your answer and your reasoning.

try and understanding it by reading it outload slowly because after reading it aloud now i can answer all those ?s..if u need help with it just let me no.

thats touph i dont get it ether.