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.
Use our Teaching Tools to create custom worksheets, puzzles and quizzes about this topic. Back to Top 1. Inform students that Crane wrote not only realistic fiction such as The Red Badge of Courage but also short and bitter poems, some of which deal with war. Assign a different Crane war poem to each group of students, who will be responsible for presenting an oral interpretation of the poem and a panel discussion about the poem and their interpretation of it. Based on early thoughts about meaning and craft, the group must decide who will read which lines during the presentation.