In Thomas Hardy’s poem “The Convergence of the Twain,” it exemplifies the sinking of the Titanic in April of 1912. “The Convergence of the Twain” was published in 1915 where it differentiates the sinking of the Titanic while and after it sunk. Hardy uses poetic devices such as imagery and structure to convey his attitude toward the sinking of the Titanic. In the first half of the poem––more specifically stanzas 1-5––Hardy depicts the ship at the bottom of the ocean by using imagery. In stanza 5, he reveals the creatures perspective on the ship and their encounters with it. Moreover, the sea creatures bewilderment at the sight. The sea creatures “Gaze[d] at the gilded gear; And query: “What does this vaingloriousness down here?” In other
