Question

Why does the poet say that war is 'quaint and curious'?

Answer 1

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What exactly does the soldier mean by discribing war as "quaint" and "curious" in Thomas Hardy's poem "The Man He Killed?" I am asking both literally and figuratively. It seems odd to explain his revelation of war being illogical with the word quaint - meaning attractively old-fashioned or pleasantly strange in an interesting way. I kind of understand the word curious, but I don't understand how it relates to the word quaint.