What type of 3 lies are found in the poem "Do Not Weep Maiden, War is Kind" by Stephen Crane?

Question

1. For each lie found in the poem, make sure to state what type of lie it is (facade, the white lie, omission, etc.)
2. Provide one piece of textual evidence of where you found the lie and explain

This is the poem:

Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind.

Because your lover threw wild hands toward the sky

And the affrighted steed ran on alone,

Do not weep.

War is kind.

      Hoarse, booming drums of the regiment,

      Little souls who thirst for fight,

      These men were born to drill and die.

      The unexplained glory flies above them,

      Great is the battle-god, great, and his kingdom—

      A field where a thousand corpses lie.

Do not weep, babe, for war is kind.

Because your father tumbled in the yellow trenches,

Raged at his breast, gulped and died,

Do not weep.

War is kind.

      Swift, blazing flag of the regiment,

      Eagle with crest of red and gold,

      These men were born to drill and die.

      Point for them the virtue of slaughter,

      Make plain to them the excellence of killing

      And a field where a thousand corpses lie.

Mother whose heart hung humble as a button

On the bright splendid shroud of your son,

Do not weep.

War is kind.

Answer 1

1. "War is Kind" is a white lie, which is a lie made to make another person feel better.
2. "Great is the battle-god" is either a façade (a lie to make someone or something look better than they actually are) or a fabrication (deliberately inventing something completely false.) It depends on the feelings of the speaker of the poem.
3. "Point for them the virtue of slaughter, / Make plain to them the excellence of killing." This one seems like it could either be a façade, or a lie of fabrication, as the speaker seems to actually believe that there is no virtue or excellence to be found in war whatsoever.

These are my best guesses, I'm sorry the answers are not more definite. Make sure to apply whatever your instructor has been talking about in class; they want you to identify whichever types of lies they mentioned in lecture.

I hope this at least gets you a foothold in the assignment!

Best luck!

-Heaven Morrow