'The Convergence Of The Twain'
In “The Convergence of the Twain” the author uses many poetic touches such as anthropomorphism, antithesis, metaphors, irony, and tragedy to explain the speaker’s attitude towards the sinking of the ship. The speaker/author right away takes time to personify the ship in the title; ‘The Convergence of the Twain’ means the coming together of the two, as in marriage. This shows a connection to the ship rather than writing ‘the ship sunk.’ The author/speaker also takes the time to foreshadow the tragedy of the ship in the first stanza. “In a solitude of the sea deep from human vanity, and the Pride of Life that planned her, stilly couches she,” tells the reader that this beautiful, magnificent ship which was so proud and glorious is now hidden