The personification of war in the poem "Weep not, maid, for the war is kind" by Stephen Crane is one of the main contributors to the essay depiction of the negative impacts that come with war. The internal speaker of the lyric poem states how soldiers are used to kill other soldiers and their exponentially numerous deaths unquestionably affect their lovers, children and families its meaning directly influencing the tone. Additionally, the use of verbal devices and vivid imagery help communicate the theme and verbalize the tragedy that is war. Initially, as you see the form of the poem, the structure seems simple with five stanzas and one indent in stanzas two and four; but analyzing it closely, you can see that there is an intricate pattern. For example, stanzas 1 and 3 have five lines each also known as cinquains, while stanzas two and four are sestets. Furthermore, stanzas one and three have the same number of syllables in the corresponding lines, and stanzas two and four follow the same rule. The way the poem is organized makes the tone melancholic and systematic at the same time, as if the speaker were a sergeant giving orders to the soldiers or in this case to the girls, children and mothers. Another reason why the tone sounds both depressing and formal is the regular use of caesuras, particularly at the end of the stanzas where the family is asked, "Don't cry" (line 4). Since this phrase is repeated four times in the poem, it has a strong impact on the tone, since the phrase is so short and sharp. Furthermore, the second and fourth indented stanzas are significant because it is in these that the poetic voice repeats the theme ve... in the center of the paper... the choice makes the different types of images seem truthful and similar. they are therefore more dramatic. In short, the character in the poem uses irony to talk about war as a kind thing. Indeed, the reader can see that when there is war people, especially men, are forced to “slaughter” each other just as one would slaughter an animal. The voice of the poem emphasizes that war not only dehumanizes men, but that their family members are traumatized indefinitely by their gruesome deaths. In turn, the death of these men is represented through kinesthetic, auditory and gustatory images which together with the use of alliteration and the function of anaphora are related to the entire poem and its theme. All these particular parts contribute to the message explained by the person; the war affects soldiers and their families equally and the results are not virtuous.