Ponder the complexities of war, peace, and country with Stephen Crane's "War is Kind." After reading the poem, learners answer six questions in a class discussion or as an individual assessment.

Concepts

poetry, poetry analysis, poetic elements, literary elements

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Project the poem onto the board and have the questions ready for learners to answer as a warm-up
• Include the resource in a reading assessment when focusing on poetic structure and repetition

Classroom Considerations

• Header is in color; consider editing it out to save on ink

Pros

• Comprehension questions address a variety of literary analysis skills
• Two-page format makes the resource easy to print and distribute

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.3 RL.9-10.5 RL.9-10.10a RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.2 RL.11-12.3 RL.11-12.5 RL.11-12.10a