Contrast in "Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War Is Kind" In the poem "Do Not Weep, Maiden, for War Is Kind" by Stephen Crane, contrast is used to make a statement about the war. The poem shows the different view points of the war, how different people involved in the war, took the war. The first, third, and last stanza talks about loved ones of the soldiers, and how they feel about the war. The …showed first 75 words of 402 total…

…showed last 75 words of 402 total…contrast within itself. Each contrast that is used, though, helps the reader understand that war was not good, even for the families. But it was extremely worse for the soldiers who fought in the war. The poem isn't about any certain war, either. Any war in the past, present, or future could be described by this poem. No war is good, and no war was any worse than another, from a soldiers point of view.