This poem might be one of my favorites in this unit because I am a big fan of the Titanic and its history. The structure of this poem is repetitive in that it has two short sentences then a long one for each stanza. I especially like the juxtaposition between the initial thought of the Titanic and what it became. The Titanic was this regal, sophisticated steamliner that was the biggest and the best of its time. Only the best of the best, or the truly lucky, could afford a ride on the cruise ship. Its beauty is juxtaposed with how its fate ended up-- in the bottom of the ocean.
"Over the mirror meant
To glass the opulent
The sea-worm crawls--grotesque, slimed, dumb, indifferent.
Jewels in joy designed
To ravish the sensuous mind
Lie lightless, all their sparkles bleared and black and blind."
The way this poem says it, I feel like its fate saying, "Haha, that's what you get for being a stupid, prideful human!" What was once so beautiful and regal is now a home for decay and sea animals, thousands of feet under the ocean.
I also like that the poem relates the iceberg as a part of the ship's fate. It was fate for the two to meet, even though it was a deadly fate. The Titanic serves as a lesson to the rest of humankind to never underestimate the power of mother nature.
"Over the mirror meant
To glass the opulent
The sea-worm crawls--grotesque, slimed, dumb, indifferent.
Jewels in joy designed
To ravish the sensuous mind
Lie lightless, all their sparkles bleared and black and blind."
The way this poem says it, I feel like its fate saying, "Haha, that's what you get for being a stupid, prideful human!" What was once so beautiful and regal is now a home for decay and sea animals, thousands of feet under the ocean.
I also like that the poem relates the iceberg as a part of the ship's fate. It was fate for the two to meet, even though it was a deadly fate. The Titanic serves as a lesson to the rest of humankind to never underestimate the power of mother nature.
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