Adela OmeragicCollege Comp.Eilerman05 March 2013Analyzing Poetry1.War Is KindPoetic devices used:•Personification•Figurative language•Free verse•StyleI think this poem means that because you exist, you feel as if the world owes yousomething, a favor of some sort. But, in the grand scheme of things, the universe owesyou absolutely nothing. You are just another person in the universe, which is why it hasno obligation to you or anyone else.Stephen Crane’s pessimistic outlook on the influence of a single human being inthe universe is shown through his use of figurative language, in particular, his use ofpersonification.2.The FarewellPoetic devices used:•Imagery•Connotation•Figurative language