Irony To Protest War

Secondly, the writings that portrayed the most irony to protest war is by Stephen Crane and Wilfred Owen. In the poem, “War is Kind,” by stephen Crane (Doc A),irony is used throughout the poem to protest war. For example, “Do not weep. War is kind,” is very ironic because war is horrible but the author says it is good. These lines prove that the author is using irony to protest war. This quote is very ironic because of how it is used throughout the poem where Stephen elaborates on the negatives effects of war but in the end says war is kind. In the end, Irony is used throughout the poem, “War is Kind,” based on the author's perception of the war. In the poem, “Dulce et Decorum Est,” by Wilfred Owen (Doc B), irony is used in the title and the
end of the poem to protest war. For example, “The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.” is ironic by saying it is a lie to say it is sweet and right to die for your country. For this reason, Owen talks about all the negative effects of war throughout the poem and in the end is ironic because he joined the army from people saying that it is sweet and right to die for your country but in reality it is not. In addition, this protests war by stating the negatives effects of war and using irony from people saying it is a good thing to fight and die in the war. All things considered, Wilfred Owen uses Irony to protest war and a great example of that is “The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.”