What Is The Tone In The Convergence Of The Titanic

Every person sees an event through a different perspective which can lead to different interpretations of an event. “The convergence of the twain” by Thomas Hardy and “Titanic” both bring differing perspectives of the wreck of the titanic. Each poem conveys a different attitude towards the same situation; however, while one displays a more grim tone, the other establishes more of an unpitiful tone nonetheless both poems connecting to each other. “The Convergence of the Twain” gives a somber attitude towards the wreck of the Titanic. The poet uses numerous amounts of imagery language throughout the poem to help convey the mood and attitude. From “to glass the opulent…” to “jewels in joy designed”, the poet, carefully, makes sure to describe everything lavishly to use more of a compare-and-contrast method to convey things after the titanic hit. In the wreckage, Thomas Hardy describes how everything extravagant went dim. The jewels that once gleamed, “lie lightless, all their sparkles bleared and black and blind” or “the sea-worm crawls- grotesque, slimed, dumb, indifferent”. Not only does this foreshadow later in the poem about the wreckage, it gives a preview of what will happen after “the intimate welding of their later history”. This can be related on the idea by this poem describing

The poet starts off by saying, “Who does not love the Titanic?” which brings an ironic sense of taste, because the question is rhetorical. Meanwhile, the attitude does not really change throughout the poem; it stays flippant throughout. This can be seen through how the author adds, “And the world, shocked, mourns, as it ought to do, and almost never does”. Implying, the world really does not care a bit or for a long while if someone or a group of people pass away. However, the harsh reality and pain of this event is eased by “the cold water is anesthetic and…a