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The Convergence of the Twain

Thomas was born on June 2, 1840 in Dorset, England.

Thomas Hardy was a man of great knowledge and

is seen as one of the greatest poets of all time.

Thomas's father was

a crafted stonemason

and his mother was a

well-educated woman

of her time, she taught

Thomas her knowledge

until he was eight.

Thomas then attended Mr.

Last's Academy for Young

Gentlemen, but at the age of

16 he became an apprentice to

a man named James Hicks.

After a short period of time under Hicks,

he attended King's college in London and

was awarded multiple prizes which

include the Architectural Association

award.

In 1870 Hardy met his soon to be wife,

Emma Gifford. But in 1912 Emma had

an unexpected death he was never the same

since her death. As a result of her death

Hardy then began writing poetry trying to

overcome his remorse for her.

Hardy struck an interest in social reform

by reading works by John Stuart Mill, Charles

Fourier, and Auguste Comte. After reading these

works Hardy realized he was going to dedicate

himself to writing.

Hardy became sick in 1927 and died later that year he wrote

one final poem when he was sick, it was about his first wife Emma.

This poem consists of 11 lines

and is a AAA rhyme scheme

This poem sympolizes two things

strength and concern. This

shows strength by, how strong the ship was

and how it was an unsinkable ship.

Concern was not a factor until the ship struck

an iceberg, after this the ships stability was

major concern

Tone- The tone of this poem

is one of sorrow. This represents

sorrow by the many deaths on the

night of the disaster, April 15, 1912.

This is shown in stanzas one and two

in this poem.

In stanza one it shows how the captain recieved messages from other ships about icebergs that were ahead. He was still under the impression that the ship was unsinkable.

Stanza two symbolizes the level of

life and death and it shows how impressive

the Titanic was back then and how it is now.

Stanza three talks about a mirror and it portrays the

wealth of the upper classman of the ship but now it shows

the dumb and indifferent world of the sea-worm

Stanza four shows that the jewels and importance of the ship can no longer be appreciated due to the wreck.

Stanza five asks a question. What is the

vaingloriousness down here? Vangloriousness

is the vain display of the ship on the bottom of

the ocean

Stanza six answers the question from stanza

five by destiny taking its place in the fate of

the unsinkable ship.

Stanza seven states that the two are destined to meet,

although they are still of great distance from each other

and within time they will meet for their final dance.

Stanza eight states that it is almost time to “rumble” and let fate take its course.

Stanza nine states that no one could foresee them meeting one another thus the sinking of the ship. It was a surprise to many of the passengers that the ship was sinking and not everyone on the ship would survive.

Stanza ten states that there was no sign that showed the paths of the iceberg and the Titanic would “converge” with each other, thus the name of the poem.

Stanza eleven states that when fate yelled “Now!” that was when the two met. That was the jarring of the two hemispheres.

Point of View-This poem is told in

third person point of view because

Hardy was not actually on the Titanic

but expressed how he felt.

Theme-all the extravagance of human creation,

symbolized by the Titanic, is no match for the

spirit of nature

Pathos-This poem is told in

a sad manner and he is expressing

his feelings towards the sinking of the

Titanic.

Olfactory imagry-Steel chambers, late the pyres

Of her salamandrine fires, Cold currents thrid, and turn to rhythmic tidal lyres. This is an example of

olfactory imagry because when Thomas Hardy uses

the words salamandrine fires you can almost smell that

burning smell in the back of your nose.

Tactile imagry-Over the mirrors meant

To glass the opulent The sea-worm crawls -- grotesque, slimed, dumb, indifferent. You can just imagine the ship

in the dark water the slimey moss covering the ship, and

the wetness of the ship.

Imagry- Steel chambers, late the pyres

Of her salamandrine fires,

Cold currents thrid, and turn to rhythmic tidal lyres.

Irony-The large unsinkable ship cannot be phased

by a little iceberg. This is ironic because that iceberg

ended up being the factor for the destruction of the

Titanic.

THE END

I

In a solitude of the sea

Deep from human vanity,

And the Pride of Life that planned her, stilly couches she.

II

Steel chambers, late the pyres

Of her salamandrine fires,

Cold currents thrid, and turn to rhythmic tidal lyres.

III

Over the mirrors meant

To glass the opulent

The sea-worm crawls -- grotesque, slimed, dumb, indifferent.

IV

Jewels in joy designed

To ravish the sensuous mind

Lie lightless, all their sparkles bleared and black and blind.

V

Dim moon-eyed fishes near

Gaze at the gilded gear

And query: 'What does this vaingloriousness down here?'...

VI

Well: while was fashioning

This creature of cleaving wing,

The Immanent Will that stirs and urges everything

VII

Prepared a sinister mate

For her -- so gaily great --

A Shape of Ice, for the time far and dissociate.

VIII

And as the smart ship grew

In stature, grace, and hue,

In shadowy silent distance grew the Iceberg too.

IX

Alien they seemed to be:

No mortal eye could see

The intimate welding of their later history,

X

Or sign that they were bent

By paths coincident

On being anon twin halves of one august event,

XI

Till the Spinner of the Years

Said 'Now!' And each one hears,

And consummation comes, and jars two hemispheres.

By Thomas Hardy

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