Writers Protest War And Irony Analysis

One aspect writers use to protest war is by demonstrating the irony in fighting. In Stephen Crane’s, War is Kind, it is said to “not weep...war is kind” (1). During war a great amount of risk is placed upon the soldiers which is the complete opposite of kind. In Amy Lowell’s, Patterns, a man “in a month would [be a husband]” (81-90). Instead of coming home for a wedding, they would return home in a casket. In Kevin Powers, The Yellow Birds, it explains how you are also “taught your whole life there is no making up for [killing] but even your own mother is happy” (Powers D). It is ironic that killing people has been instilled in your head to be awful, but when you are killing people in a war you are known as a hero.

In the satirical poem, Ad (1938), author Kenneth Fearing, founding editor of Partisan Review, asserts that people mindlessly accept the practices of war and suggests people are too willing to join war without the idea of consequence. Fearing’s poem is stylized as an advertisement for soldiers to fight in World War 2, however, the heavy satirical tone makes it clear this advertisement is for gore and not for glory. Fearing uses diction, style, and imagery to reveal his theme of anti-war. The diction is placed strategically, showing the true means of war and bloodshed, the style containing strong italicization and capitalizations, and using imagery to give the audience a true look into just how real war is. Kenneth Fearing’s poem reached millions

Elie Wiesel uses irony to illustrate that he did not know nor did any of the other inmates know what would truly happen to them in the concentration camps. For instance, Elie injures his foot while working at

The topic of war is hard to imagine from the perspective of one who hasn't experienced it. Literature makes it accessible for the reader to explore the themes of war. Owen and Remarque both dipcik what war was like for one who has never gone through it. Men in both All Quiet on the Western Front and “Dulce Et Decorum” experience betrayal of youth, horrors of war and feelings of camaraderie.

Mikhail uses verbal irony, imagery, and personification to develop the sarcastic tone. The name of this poem is The War Works Hard. The personification in the poem is “ It wakes up the siren, and dispatches ambulances”. It is referring to the war. Mikhail is making human characteristics. Also, Mikhail uses “ The war continues working, day and night” which refers to personification. It is explaining that the war never ends. Mikhail uses this quote to explain reasoning from her past. She was born and raised in Iraq, and war was her daily life style until Saddam Hussein forced her to flee the country because he thought that her writing was a threat and harassment from the government. Mikhail uses verbal irony with the use of “ How magnificent

A similar idea is used In Bruce Dawes poem “Homecoming”, he uses vivid imagery and other poetic techniques to display his opinion on war. He uses his unique Australian cultural context that helps connect

In Document A the author claims that “ war is kind” as a use of irony. This shows emphasis on how unkind war is or can be. In Document A the author also claims that “ these men were born to drill and die”. This is ironic because none of the soldiers ever had the intention of going into war to die. Also in Dickinson’s poem (Because I Could Not stop for Death, Line 1-3) she describe show Death kindly stopped for her as a means of irony. This is ironic because most don’t see death as kind but due to the circumstances most people would have preferred death over the continues suffering of the war. Irony is an important style to use when protesting

A statement such as ‘War is unavoidable’, for some leave a bad taste in their mouth, as if the person stating such a claim was the devil himself, for others it is a way of life. “Facing It” by Yusef Komunyakaa a poem that takes place where most refuse to tread; a journey which displays the interpretation of each viewer and the memories and images the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial evokes. They erect various Memorials and Monuments which help individuals associate memories and the meanings; but only someone who went through it or experience a personal lost, will find release from conflict, memories left untouched for years, “I said I wouldn’t / dammit: No tears.” (3, 4)

The use of irony is prevalent in literature throughout time. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, exhibits a first hand experience as a child soldier in the Sierra Leone Civil War and the events experienced by those who lived through it. The novel has an ironic undertone when analyzing his actions not subjectively but objectively. When looking at his actions in comparison to normal society it reveals the irony that is written in the lines of the novel. Although he was raised in this environment, objectively, any justification of his actions predicated off an emotional perspective is not only unjust, but unethical. We, as a society, hold ourselves to a humane standard of living, and is undoubtedly true for any person of origin.

Many people say that war is worse than Hell because innocent people die in it. In Beah’s life, this is most definitely true. Throughout the war, Beah goes through many hardships and witnesses the deaths of innocent loved ones, and Beah’s writing reflects how he felt during these times. Beah uses rhetorical strategies like diction, imagery, and detail choice to convey the emotional process he had to undergo in order to survive.

“This is true.” (O’Brien, 420) – with this simple statement which also represents a first, three-word introductory paragraph to Tim O’Brien’s short story, “How to Tell a True War Story”, the author reveals the main problem of what will follow. “Truth” – when looked up in a dictionary, we would probably find definitions similar to sincerity and honesty on the one hand, and correctness, accuracy or reality on the other hand. When looking at these definitions, one can make out two groups of meaning: While sincerity and honesty are very subjective, correctness or accuracy are supposed to be objective by nature. One can be sincere and still not report the truth, due to the simple fact

Nothing will end war unless the people refuse to go to war”, Albert Einstein. Stephen Crane, the author of “War is Kind”, had no experience with war; that was until the Spanish-American War, where he became a foreign war correspondent. “Dulce et Decorum Est”, was written by Wilfred Owen; Owen survived as a foot soldier during World War I and lost his life fighting for his country. The author of The Things They Carried, was Tim O’Brien who served in the Vietnam War. The final writing was The Yellow Birds, it was written by Kevin Powers after he served terms in the Iraq war. All of these authors use imagery, irony, and structure to protest war.

Irony is not always funny; verbal, dramatic, and situational irony are often used to assert truth or to add depth to an author’s writing. In Erich Maria Remarque’s book, All Quiet on the Western Front, the reader experiences years of life on the front of World War I through the eyes of a young German man, Paul Bäumer, who has enlisted with his classmates at the expectation of their schoolmaster. Remarque uses irony throughout his novel, best displayed in the names of the characters, the various settings, and in the deaths of the characters.

Poets frequently utilize vivid images to further depict the overall meaning of their works. The imagery in “& the War Was in Its Infancy Then,” by Maurice Emerson Decaul, conveys mental images in the reader’s mind that shows the physical damage of war with the addition of the emotional effect it has on a person. The reader can conclude the speaker is a soldier because the poem is written from a soldier’s point of view, someone who had to have been a first hand witness. The poem is about a man who is emotionally damaged due to war and has had to learn to cope with his surroundings. By use of imagery the reader gets a deeper sense of how the man felt during the war. Through the use of imagery, tone, and deeper meaning, Decaul shows us the

The point of the poem was to deliver the horrors of war to the public