Read Thomas Hardy The Convergence of the Twain and then compose a written explication of that poem. This is not a paper about the meaning, but rather what elements where used and wh y. Your explication should be 3-4 pages. Times New Roman Double Spaced 12 Point Font It should analyze the poem's Form and several other of the poem's elements: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Metonymy, Synecdoche, Rhythm, Meter, Alliteration, Assonance, Rhyme. Your explication is not a summary of what the poem is about. Nor are you expected to unravel the poem’s “meaning.”  Rather, you are explaining how the poet used a particular poetic element, and you are analyzing how that element affects the rest of the poem. When writing your explication: Include a thesis statement that states the element you are analyzing and why. Follow a systematic writing pattern by analyzing the element on which you are focusing line by line or stanza by stanza. Provide textual examples (words, phrases, and lines) from the poem to illustrate your analytical statements. Cite at least two sources using correct APA formatting .

1. Read Thomas Hardy The Convergence of the Twain and then
compose a written explication of that poem. This is not a paper
about the meaning, but rather
what elements where used and wh
y.
Your explication should be 3-4 pages. Times New Roman
Double Spaced 12 Point Font
It should analyze the poem's Form and several other of the
poem's elements: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Metonymy,
Synecdoche, Rhythm, Meter, Alliteration, Assonance, Rhyme.
Your explication is not a summary of what the poem is about.
Nor are you expected to unravel the poem’s “meaning.” Rather,
you are explaining how the poet used a particular poetic
element, and you are analyzing how that element affects the rest
of the poem.
When writing your explication:
Include a thesis statement that states the element you are
analyzing and why.
Follow a systematic writing pattern by analyzing the element on
which you are focusing line by line or stanza by stanza.
Provide textual examples (words, phrases, and lines) from the
poem to illustrate your analytical statements.
Cite at least two sources using correct APA formatting