1) Please read “The Convergence of the Twain” by Thomas Hardy at Convergence of the Twain
2) Please read “My Grandmother’s Love Letters” by Hart Crane at My Grandmother’s Love Letters
Questions for Assignment 12: Please answer the following questions in paragraph responses, using properly cited quotes to support your answers and reading carefully for grammatical errors and wordiness before submitting this portion of the assignment for marks. Answers should be 150-250 words each in length.
1) Define and explain the tone in both poems. Was the tone easy to identify?
2) Who do you envision to be the ‘voice/persona’ of both poems?
3) Please read stanzas 7-10 in the poem ‘The Convergence of the Twain’ and explain the significant event that is described. Why is the ship described as ‘prepared for a sinister mate’ (Hardy 19). What is the tone of these stanzas?
4) What does Hart Crane mean when he writes, “It is all hung by an invisible white hair. It trembles as birch limbs webbing the air” (Crane 14-15). Who or what is he referring to?
5) What decision is the narrator in Crane’s poem struggling with? What does he ultimately decide to do with the letters by the end of the poem?
6) Examine the theme of both poems, how are they similar yet different?
