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In the following poem:  The Convergence of the Twain by Thom…

In the following poem:  The Convergence of the Twain by Thomas Hardy _ Poetry Foundation.pdf  The Convergence of the TwainBY THOMAS HARDY(Lines on the loss of the “Titanic”)IIn a solitude of the seaDeep from human vanity,And the Pride of Life that planned her, stilly couches she.IISteel chambers, late the pyresOf her salamandrine fires,Cold currents thrid, and turn to rhythmic tidal lyres.IIIOver the mirrors meantTo glass the opulentThe sea-worm crawls — grotesque, slimed, dumb, indifferent.IVJewels in joy designedTo ravish the sensuous mindLie lightless, all their sparkles bleared and black and blind.VDim moon-eyed fishes nearGaze at the gilded gearAnd query: “What does this vaingloriousness down here?” …VIWell: while was fashioningThis creature of cleaving wing,The Immanent Will that stirs and urges everything 10/5/21, 1:35 PM The Convergence of the Twain by Thomas Hardy | Poetry Foundationhttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47266/the-convergence-of-the-twain 2/3VIIPrepared a sinister mateFor her — so gaily great —A Shape of Ice, for the time far and dissociate.VIIIAnd as the smart ship grewIn stature, grace, and hue,In shadowy silent distance grew the Iceberg too.IXAlien they seemed to be;No mortal eye could seeThe intimate welding of their later history,XOr sign that they were bentBy paths coincidentOn being anon twin halves of one august event,XITill the Spinner of the YearsSaid “Now!” And each one hears,And consummation comes, and jars two hemispheres.

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____________________________ is a fiction genre where story…

____________________________ is a fiction genre where story takes the reader back to a particular time period where they learn about the everyday life of a person. 

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_______________ is a poetry genre involving a long narrative…

_______________ is a poetry genre involving a long narrative poem, ordinarily involving a time beyond living memory in which occurred the extraordinary doings of the extraordinary men and women who, in dealings with the gods or other superhuman forces

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______________________ is getting your ideas and concrete de…

______________________ is getting your ideas and concrete details down on paper before you put your essay together in paragraph form.  Graphic organizers are used at this stage.

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__________________  is hate poetry.

__________________  is hate poetry.

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What kind of formal poem is this: There was an Old Man with…

What kind of formal poem is this: There was an Old Man with a beardWho said, “It is just as I feared!Two Owls and a Hen,Four Larks and a Wren,Have all built their nests in my beard!”

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____________________________ is a fiction genre that  is abo…

____________________________ is a fiction genre that  is about an imaginary community or society that possesses highly undesirable or very flawed qualities for its citizens.

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_________________________  tends to use a variety of techniq…

_________________________  tends to use a variety of techniques — irregular rhyme or meter, forced punchlines, misappropriated forms, imperfect logic, litotes, hyperbole, cyclical construction or quirky observations, for example — with an express purpose of getting a chuckle or exposing some human failing.

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What kind of poem is this:A painful sadnessCan’t fit big scr…

What kind of poem is this:A painful sadnessCan’t fit big screen TV throughDouble-wide’s front door

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The most common formal meter in English is _________________…

The most common formal meter in English is ______________________________

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