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“The Convergence of the Twain”

“The Convergence of the Twain” . By Thomas Hardy. Question 1. Look at the word choice: What is the effect of the word “convergence”? The word “Twain”? The word “Loss”? . Question 1. Look at the word choice: What is the effect of the word “convergence”? The word “Twain”?

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“The Convergence of the Twain”

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  1. “The Convergence of the Twain” By Thomas Hardy

  2. Question 1 • Look at the word choice: • What is the effect of the word “convergence”? The word “Twain”? The word “Loss”?

  3. Question 1 • Look at the word choice: • What is the effect of the word “convergence”? The word “Twain”? According to American Heritage Dictionary: Convergence -- The process of coming together or the state of having come together toward a common point. Twain – used in the KJV of the Bible and in the Wedding Service

  4. Question 2 • Read over the first stanza (I). What do you notice about the sounds in this stanza? What do these sounds suggest?

  5. Question 3 • How are the ideas within stanzas II, III, and IV presented to the reader? Why might this be?

  6. Question 4 • There is obviously a lot of alliteration in this poem. Examine a variety of the examples of it throughout the text and consider the effect. Overall, what does the alliteration achieve?

  7. Question 5 • What changes occur between I-V and VI-XI? What is the effect of such changes?

  8. Question 6 • What is the effect of separating each stanza with a Roman numeral?

  9. Question 7 • Examine the language in stanzas IX, X, XI – • Why “intimate welding” (line 27)? • Why “twin halves” and “august event” (line 30)? • Why “consummation” (line 33)?

  10. Question 8 • Taking all of this into account, what specifically is the speaker’s attitude toward the sinking of the Titanic? • Does your response to this question change from your initial response? If so, in what ways?

  11. HW: Revisit the other 4 poems • Re-examine each of the other poems in the packet. Make certain that your “What” is specific and defensible with the text. Print and complete a new chart if needed.

  12. Question • In what order are the events discussed in this poem presented? Why might the author have organized it in this way?

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