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1. Worlds Colliding
1912 The Convergence of the Twain
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HARMON ELA PUTNAM ACADEMY

2. There's something much deeper going on
in "The Convergence of the Twain" than
just a boat crash. It involves man's
vanity, which winds up at the bottom of
the sea looking lifeless and kinda silly.
After all, pretty jewels and mirrors are
as useless as they come once their only
companion becomes an indifferent sea-
worm. So what's left once our pride and
glory rest with the fishes and cease to
impress anyone?
Hardy’s speaker leaves all that open for
interpretation. But if we were to venture
a guess right here and now, we'd say that
what's left are the kinds of things we
might value besides pretty jewels and
trinkets. In other words, what we end up
with after all of the jewels and mirrors
are gone is simply who we are and what
we value beyond all of our "stuff." The
tragedy of the Titanic reminds us of how
fragile our existence really is and that we
ought to look for more meaningful
experiences beyond pretty jewels and
trinkets.
The story of the Titanic's
construction that was
simultaneously underway
while the iceberg was
growing too.
So the two are kind of
cosmically connected, but
not in a good way.
When the two do eventually
meet, these worlds collide
with some awfully tragic
circumstances…
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5. Graphic ORganizer
Topic Sentence
Write the quotes you selected here:
Explain how each quote connects to the topic sentence:
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Conclusion Sentence/s:
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Your Name______________
Analyze the use of
poetic devices to
create mood and the
author’s attitude
toward the Titantic
sinking. Use at least 2
quotes from the
passage.
Directions:
Using the
4 step
TDQ
graphic
organizer, complete
the TDQ in the
gray area on this sheet.
Use the back if you
need to.
This is 50% of your
test grade.
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