Thomas Hardy's The Convergence Of The Twain The poem The Convergence of the Twain, by Thomas Hardy, is about the sinking of the Titanic. The title alone describes the ship and the iceberg meeting as one. By choosing this title, the author automatically conveys a seriousness of the poem. The author uses various literary techniques to convey his mockery and careless attitude towards the sinking of the ship. In the first five stanzas, the author discusses the already submerged ship. ?Stilly couches she,? describes the ship resting on the bottom of the ocean. The lines, ?Jewels in joy designed?lie lightless, all their sparkles bleared and black and blind?, point out the waste of money, technology and craftsmanship going down with the ship which is consistently mentioned in these stanzas. In the next six stanzas he describes the iceberg and the ship meeting together as one in destiny. The use of personification found in the last five stanzas gives the ship its own power. The author refers to the ship as ?her? which makes the ship sound as though it has a mind of its own. The ship is also described as ?smart and growing in grace, stature, and hue.? This means that the ship was growing in confidence. ?She? thought she was untouchable and unsinkable. His attitude reflects his thoughts that the ship was on route to destiny, and no kind of human powers could stop it. The next literary technique used is irony. The lines ?Over the mirrors meant To glass the opulent the sea-...
Rome had many architectural buildings that we know of today. Many Roman building ways were copied right from how the greek people use to do theirs. Though they copied Greek style, they came up with their own style. They used many arches, some arches were used to show the wealth of a person, the fancier, the wealthier. Roman people made aqueducts. Aqueducts were able to bring the city of Rome, running water. One of the most famous aqueducts would be the Pont Du Gard, it ran for thirty miles and supplies twenty thousand gallons of water to th...
The juxtaposition of the Titanic and the environment in the first five stanzas symbolizes the opposition between man and nature, suggesting that nature overcomes man. The speaker characterizes the sea as being “deep from human vanity” (2) and deep from the “Pride of Life that planned” the Titanic. The diction of “human vanity” (2) suggests that the sea is incorruptible by men and then the speaker’s juxtaposition of vanity with “the
The Roman Empire rose to power in about 27 B.C. and lasted until 410. During this time, Roman influence reached its height and Rome established a lasting legacy in the history of western civilization. One aspect of the Roman legacy is their architectural achievements. Roman engineering and architecture stand out as some of the most marvelously sophisticated for the time, with the variety of structures they built and the means of construction. Roman architecture went through a golden age beginning in 27 B.C. and lasting until about 180 A.D. when the Empire began to decline. During this golden age, the Romans built coliseums, an intricate road network, aqueducts, and bathhouses. Many examples of these structures still stand today, a testament to Roman architecture genius.
Twain, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (tom Sawyer's Comrade). United States: Cherry Hill Publishing, 2012. Internet resource.
The Seafarer highlites the transience of wordly joys which are so little important and the fact thet we have no power in comparison to God.
Today the Roman arch is one of the most innovative tools that we have borrowed and perfected from the Romans. “During construction, arches are often supported by a wooden frame. When the frame is removed, both sides of the arch press against the keystone and thereby support the arch.” The Greeks and Romans started using aqueducts, which is where we got the idea of pipelines to distribute water. Aqueducts were constructed by building large bridge like structure that sloped slightly towards the destination it was going to. We borrowed that idea and now use pipes that are pressurized and push the water towards where it is
Mississippi Twain tells us of a man with a dream. As imperfection has it this
The Romans were the first builders in Europe who often building arches, vaults and domes concrete. Typically the Roman arch was a semi-circle shape, but sometimes she
In the poem “Wreck of the Hesperus”, the author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, uses several examples of personification, simile, and irony to convey the message that people’s overconfidence uncontrollably leads to their downfall, and the destruction of pure objects in their life that the person loves.
We must go back to before the beginning of rome the etruscan ancestors of the roman whose temples gave the foundation to roman styles.we begin with understanding that they began using wood for cullums and mud and brick for the podium and structure to create simple rectangular temples. due to the very flammable materials they used the temple would often be burned down and would have to be rebuilt every time taking a different form. and by creating a high podium that reached 13 feet in height they were closer to the good as they saw it. their temples were made in tri-cella meaning three parts for their god jupiter and his two wives juno and minerva. the temples were built with a long porch to be able to have their people to pray within the temple the cullums were freestanding meaning they were not attached to anything and the only purpose was to hold the ceiling another important asset of the etruscans was that the made the temples with a single staircase giving a temple a facade .the first temple the romans had was the roman optimus maximus built in one of the seven capitoline hills and showed all of the etruscan characteristics, high podium deep porch freestanding columns a tri-cella .
There is also a sense of acuteness as the words in this stanza are short and sharp, and the lines clash and seem to contrast greatly. " Whispering by the shore" shows that water is a symbol of continuity as it occurs in a natural cycle, but the whispering could also be the sound of the sea as it travels up the shore. The end of this section makes me feel as if he is trying to preserve something with the "river mud" and "glazing the baked clay floor. " The fourth section, which includes four stanzas of three lines, whereas the third section included four-line stanzas and the second section included two-line stanzas, shows continuity once again, as if it's portraying the water's movement. "Moyola" is once again repeated, and "music" is also present, with "its own score and consort" being musical terms and giving the effect of harmony.
Hardy uses strong meaningful diction to convey his thoughts of the sinking of the Titanic. Words such as “vaingloriousness”, “opulent”, and “jewels in joy” illustrate Titanic for the reader so that he/she can picture the greatness of the ship. Phrases such as “Lie lightless, all their sparkles bleared and black and blind” describe what the Titanic looked after the sinking, loosing all of its great features. Hardy’s use of strong, describing diction depicts his view of the ship, before and after.
Many people consider the achievements of the Romans in engineering to be the greatest legacy of the Roman Empire. Engineering flourished during this time because the Romans created tools and techniques that helped them be successful builders. They built thousands of miles of roads that included tunnels and bridges. Roman engineers developed tools for leveling, measuring, and aligning. Most importantly, they created concrete which allowed them to build massive arches, vaults, and domes. With these engineering skills, they were able to build large scale structures such as bridges and aqueducts. One of the legacies of Roman engineering is the aqueduct, which has been used throughout history to provide for the growth of civilizations by providing fresh drinking water and water for agriculture.
The engineering discoveries of ancient Rome have played a key role in the history of architecture and engineering. Many of Rome’s roadways, bridges, and aqueducts have been in use from the first century until the twentieth century. Many American buildings have used the Roman dome. Several major structures from early Rome still stand, including the Collosseum. These remnants of feats of Roman engineering stand as a monument to the ability of ancient Roman builders.
There are many quotes to describe a classical American author, but Ulysses S. Grant describes one particular true American author as “. . . the simple soldier, who, all untaught of the silken phrase markers, linked words together with an art surpassing the art of schools and into them put a something which will bring American ears, as long as America shall last, the roll of his vanished drums and the thread of his marching hosts.” (American Experience, Grant’s Memoirs) Mark Twain is this simple soldier who is a true American author who expressed America with his writings. He fought for America in his writings as he did when he fought in the Civil War; the realistic literary time period. And his travels around the nation and life-changing experiences influenced him to write for the American readers to imagine what he viewed. Twain is a true American author due to his life events that influenced him to share with his beloved readers.