In the "The War Prayer" Mark Twain illustrates lines of soldiers facing the enemy, and speeding toward their opposition. His images portray feelings of haste, fear, and capture the excitement of combat. The reader sees the soldiers in the very moment that there family and friends envisioned for them earlier in the passage.

Similar to Twain, Crane grabs hold of the mixed emotions of excite

Twain and Crane experienced different events throughout there lifetimes, and are two writers which have very different styles of writing. Although they are so different they share many similarities in there beliefs of war. They both express the respect and bravery involved in war, but make sure to describe the casualties and horrors suffered.

Never experiencing the effects of war first hand, Stephen Crane was a war correspondent. He has strong opinions on war, and is an impressionist. Stephen Crane's writings in the poem "Fast Rode The Knight" are similar to Twain's, because it shows the reader the intensity of war but then also depicts the casualties of it as well.

ment and fear involved in war. In his poem "Fast Rode The Knight" Crane depicts a knight in the different stages of war. The excitement and anticipation is captured as he illustrates

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