The Titanic



"Not even God can sink this ship", so came the powerful answer. "How strong is the ship?"

But the Titanic sank on its very first voyage.
Yes, the Titanic sank.
Yes, the Titanic sank.

"How strong is the  Titanic?"
"Not even God can sink the ship."
But the Titanic sank.

Mr. Captain, how come you did not heed the first telegraph: "there is an iceberg on your route?"


Mr. Captain, how come you did not heed the second message: "there is an iceberg on your route?"
The Titanic sank after it struck an iceberg.
And about 1500 men perished.
The women and children were rescued in life boats.

About this poem

The Titanic sank on its very first voyage from Southampton to New York in 1912.

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Written on May 17, 2023

Submitted by Chinonyeisraeluche on May 17, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme a xBB xab c cxxx
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 591
Words 124
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 3, 3, 1, 4

Israel Chinonye Uche

Date of Birth: 18/9/57 Nigerian; Igbo BA(Hons) 1982,Theatre Arts, University of Calabar; PGDE, 1987,University of Nigeria, Nssuka Secondary School teacher( retired). Author and publisher more…

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