2002 Poem “The Convergence of the Twain” (Thomas Hardy)
Prompt: Read the following poem carefully. Then, taking into consideration the title of the poem, analyze how the poetic devices convey the speaker’s attitude toward the sinking of the ship.
The title "Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is a direct contrast to the actual theme. This contributes to the meaning of the poem with the usage of literary techniques such as irony and foil. It is ironic because the title leads you to an imagery displaying a romantic sunset or maybe the day the anonymous Alfred Prufrock meets the love of his life. However, to the contrary, he watches the waves and days as they crash past him. He has given up on love and merely gives up to fade away to nothing. His optimistic character described in the title is the direct opposite of the longing man that he actually is. Similarly the title "The Convergence of the Twain" seems to provide a sense of a sort of coming together. In reality, the ending lines show cases an attitude toward a sinking ship. Both these titles relate, as they are misleading to the realism and hidden tones.
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