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  1. The poem is divided into ten stanzas of four lines each. It is written in rhyming couplets- every two lines of the poem rhyme. The rhyme scheme is aabb for each stanza.   The Wreck of Titanic Summary

    The poem is divided into ten stanzas of four lines each. It is written in rhyming couplets- every two lines of the poem rhyme. The rhyme scheme is aabb for each stanza.

     

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  1. Metaphor- A metaphor directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. Examples- “A poem of iron and steel”, “A sea dream”, “an ominous form of ghostly white” Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “Out of Southampton she swung”,Read more

    Metaphor– A metaphor directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. Examples- “A poem of iron and steel”, “A sea dream”, “an ominous form of ghostly white”

    Alliteration- It is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Examples- “Out of Southampton she swung”, “She struck, with a shiver from stem to stern”, “Be British”, “sank from sight”, “sinking ship”, “story shall sound sublime”

    Imagery– Imagery refers to the elements of a poem that engage a reader’s senses. Examples- “The largest, and grandest of all ships”, “Out of the darkness, Out of the night”, “an ominous form of ghostly white”

     

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  1. Bravery is the central idea of the poem. The captain and the crew of the Titanic discarded their own safety to save the lives of the passengers that were aboard the ship. They sank with the ship just so they could save others. Their courage shall always be remembered.   The Wreck of Titanic SumRead more

    Bravery is the central idea of the poem. The captain and the crew of the Titanic discarded their own safety to save the lives of the passengers that were aboard the ship. They sank with the ship just so they could save others. Their courage shall always be remembered.

     

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