Read the poem below and answer the question the question that follows. “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 files 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 the 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. source: crane, stephen. “war is kind.” war is kind. project gutenberg, feb. 2006. web. 12 may 2011. which device does the phrase “war is kind” illustrate best? simile alliteration style irony

Simile would be my best answer to "war is kind". War cannot have emotion.

I can understand why some would make a case for irony, but I believe the answer would be simile.

D) Irony.

Explanation: an irony is a state of affairs or an event that seems contrary to what one expects and it often has an amusing result. The phrase "War is kind" best illustrates an irony, because it seems to be a contradictory statement. In can't be a simile, because a simile is a comparison using the words "like" or "as," alliteration is the repetition of the beginning sounds in words and style is the way an author writes. So the correct answer is option D: irony.

in a place once known as north america, now known as panem, is a very rich city surrounded by twelve districts. every year because this very rich city, known as the capitol, is so rich and likes to think they control all the districts - which they do - there is something known as the hunger games! this is where two children, one boy and one girl from each district from the ages of twelve to eighteen, have to leave their families and compete in the hunger games, a live event that is aired on tv's all over panem. when katniss everdeen, aged sixteen from district 12, has to volunteer to take the place of her twelve-year-old sister prim after prim's name is called forth to become the 23rd member to compete in the 74th hunger games, she promises to prim that she will win! katniss doesn't believe she's coming out alive - but she's not going down without a fight.

because district 12 is so poor, katniss has been close to death many times from starvation but she's made it through it. but this is a different kind of close to death; this katniss doesn't know if she can survive.

she doesn't want to hurt, or kill anyone but when it comes down to it katniss' instinct is to survive. but when she starts to have confusing feelings about the boy from her district who is also her fellow contender, things get worse, and then she teams up with the girl from district 11 and only one person can survive. but who will it be? will her feelings get the better of her? will she let someone else win so they don't have to die? if katniss is going to win she's going to have to be brutal. she's going to have to kill!

what excerpt? i would generally think a.