Convergence of the Twain
Convergence of the Twain“The Convergence of the Twain”
Personification is “endowing inanimate objects or
abstract ideas with life or human characteristics”
(Kirszner 2058). In the poem “The Convergence of
the Twain” the author’s use of personification
allows the reader to make a more fluid transition
from the past to the present. A poets use of
personification can create visual image or capture
a feeling of empathy.
“Deep from human vanity, / And the Pride of Life
that planned her, stilly couches she” (2-3).
These lines from the beginning of “The Convergence
of the Twain” exemplify the use of personification
to create a visual image and empathy. “[S]tilly
couches she” (3) is used to creates a visual image
of the ship lying at the bottom of the ocean. The
author uses the word “she” (3) giving the ship a
gender and creating an identity. Through this
identity the reader implies that the ship is dead,
provoking a sense of empathy.
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Through the line, “[t]he sea worm crawls-
grotesque, slimed, dumb, indifferent” (9), the
poet explores the use of personification to create
empathy for the ship....
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