The Convergence By Thomas Hardy Analysis

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“The Immanent Will that stirs and urges everything,” promotes the attitude of immanent will that created the events long ago. In the poem “The Convergence of the Twain,” by Thomas Hardy, discusses the ironic fate of both the sinking ship and iceberg. Even the title, “Convergence” meaning coming together and “Twain” meaning two, foreshadows the “welding” of two fates. At the beginning of the poem, the speaker already states the setting. The alliteration of “Solitude of the sea” focuses on the sea and how its away from “human vanity.” The meaning of the “s” gives off the soft sounds of the ocean like waves. Even the perfect rhyme scheme has a wavelike tone to it. Thomas Hardy then gives a unique insight on the ship. Through each tercet, states

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