Do Not Weep (Crane): To whom does Crane address verses 1, 3, and 5? Why might he have chosen these people?

How does the tone, or mood, differ between the non-indented verses and the indented verses? What does Crane emphasize in each of the two different kinds of verses?

This question seems to be incomplete. However, there is enough information to find the right answer.

In verses 1, 3, and 5, Crane addresses three women (maiden, babe, mother) that have lost someone to war, a lover, a father, and a son, respectively. Crane most likely chose them because their pain helps the reader understand the horror of war.

While the indented second and fourth stanzas have a cynical tone that emphasizes the idea of the deceased men being born to die and thirsty for fighting, the non-indented verses have a sympathetic tone and emphasize the pain their loved ones feel once they are gone.

Explanation:

The question refers to the poem titled War Is Kind (1899), by Stephen Crane

explanation:

you only need simple sentences to answer this. just answer these questions.

what do you think annie thinks of the mother? do you think annie believes the mother is a fit mother for helen.

what about the father? what would annie think of him? she might not like him, but does she respect him.

how about the son? would annie think he is the only voice of sanity in an insane place?

what about helen herself? this is the key question. how does she see helen? what do you suppose she thought her first job was going to be.

these aren't hard questions. just state the obvious. annie is not that well educated: she just knows what she has to do. write it that way.

you can do it if you've read the book or seen the play or movie.