Thomas Hardys The Convergence Of The Twain - 571 Words

Thomas Hardys The Convergence Of The Twain The poem The Convergence of the Twain, by Thomas Hardy, is about the sinking of the Titanic. The title alone describes the ship and the iceberg meeting as one. By choosing this title, the author automatically conveys a seriousness of the poem. The author uses various literary techniques to convey his mockery and careless attitude towards the sinking of the ship. In the first five stanzas, the author discusses the already submerged ship. ?Stilly couches she,? describes the ship resting on the bottom of the ocean. The lines, ?Jewels in joy designed?lie lightless, all their sparkles bleared and black and blind?, point out the waste of money, technology and craftsmanship going down with the†¦show more content†¦Also all the jewels that were present on the ship, being worn by first-class passengers were now sitting at the bottom of the ocean floor. The usage of irony represents the loss of the ship, instead of the loss of life. These lines are indicative of the author?s attitude towards what the ship stood for. He didn?t want to talk about the tragedy with all the lives lost, instead he concentrates on the ship and the iceberg meeting. In stanzas VI, VII, and VIII, it is clear about the destination of the ship and the iceberg colliding. In stanza VI, while the ship was moving along, very confidently, God was putting forth his plan. In stanza VII, the iceberg was sitting off in the distance just waiting for the convergence. In stanza VIII, it describes the final meeting between the two objects. As the ship grew closer and closer to the iceberg, and also in its confidence, the iceberg was also growing in its confidence and meaning. The ship thought that it was over God and didn?t need to worry about anything, so God responded back with the fate of the objects to show that he had more power than the ship, and to sort of show who?s ?boss?. The attitude of the author was very indifferent. He chose not to talk about the tragic lives lost in the poem, but rather the ships loss. Through his use of diction, personification, and irony, he gives the idea that it was all just destiny, and there was nothing that the ship could do. GodShow MoreRelatedLoss in Hardys The Convergence of the Twain and Kiplings Harp Song of the Dane Women618 Words   |  3 PagesLoss in Hardys The Convergence of the Twain and Kiplings Harp Song of the Dane Women The sadness of loss, and of what man has felt after something or someone is lost has been the subject of sadness and melancholy in many poems for many years. The two poems, The convergence of the Twain by Thomas Hardy and Harp song of the Dane women by Rudyard Kipling both explore portrayal of loss but each in a very different ways. Although they do both seem similar in contentRead MoreHow Thomas Hardy Presents the Tragedy of the Sinking of the Titanic in the Poem The Convergence of the Twain916 Words   |  4 PagesHow Thomas Hardy Presents the Tragedy of the Sinking of the Titanic in the Poem The Convergence of the Twain On the fateful day of April 1912, the great ship known as the Titanic collided into an enormous Iceberg. Down went the colossal ship and so did the rich, famous and all their valuable goods. The reports of people drowning were in all of the newspapers but not in one of them was there anything about what happened to the ship under the sea. In Hardys poem, there isRead MoreAnalyse the poetry of Thomas Hardy2333 Words   |  10 PagesThomas Hardy is an intriguing and enigmatic poet whose poetic themes deviate from war, nature and heroism to love, the transience of life and the death of the soul. Though penned some eighty years ago, the poetry of Thomas Hardy remains remarkably accessible and identifiable to a modern reader. While some critics claim that his poetic writing is archaise. His language elegant but awkward and his work difficult to comprehend, I enjoyed the poetry of Hardy for its diversity of themes, its earthly