Stephen Crane uses several different poetic and stylistic devices in his organic lyric poem, “Weep not, maiden, for war is kind ". For example, the structure of the poem is made up of five stanzas. The purpose of the poem is to explain to readers the horror and distraction that comes with war. “These men were born to drill and die” – Lines 19. War also arises between families and loved ones, tearing them apart. “Mother.../... shroud of your son”-23-24. The dominant devices that predominate in the poem are tone/mood, diction, imagery, and sound devices. The tone present in this poem is that of sarcasm. The poet uses a sarcastic tone to mock war, which persuades readers that the death caused by war is horrible. Stephen Crane uses verbal irony when he states that "War is kind" - Line 5, but later mentions "These men were born to drill and die" - Line 8 and "A field where a thousand bodies lie" - Line 11. Men are born for the purpose of dying and a great holocaust does not demonstrate the goodness of war, thus reflecting the tone of the poet. The prevailing mood in the poem is sadness and sympathy. As throughout the stanzas, the poet focuses his attention on three different women when addressing the issue of war. At the beginning, the poet addresses a young girl who lost her husband due to the cruelty of war; “Do not cry, young girl.../Because your lover” - Lines 1/2. Then he turns his attention to the soldier's daughter "Don't cry, baby.../Because your father" - Lines 12/13. Finally, in the fifth stanza, the poet communicates with the soldier's mother: "Mother whose heart hung.../...on your son's shroud" - Lines 23/24. The poet does this hoping that readers will feel sympathy towards these women and spread sadness through his poem. Style is the particular way in which a poet sits in the middle of a paper......" - Line 8; the 'd' sound being repeated. A second example is "heart hung humble" - Line 23, where here the sound “h” is repeated several times; this sound is heard as if someone is exhaling with a heavy heart, which concerns the mother who lost her son Finally, “Great is the Battle-God great” - Line 10. , in this line the "g" sound is repeated The organic lyric poem "Cry not, maiden, for war is kind" by Stephan Crane has many poetic aspects and stylistic devices incorporated into it. sarcastic and a mood of sympathy and sadness Another tool found is informal diction demonstrated through military jargon, figures of speech (similars and oxymorons) and connotations Visual imagery is present in the poem while. vivid images pass through your mind as you read it Finally, onomatopoeia, rhythm and alliteration were sound devices used by the poet Stephan Crane...