I think the speaker of this poem isn't directly talking to any person in particular. Maybe he is making a statement to this world: human vanity will lead to downfall. "The mirrors [were] meant to glass the opulent...The sea-worm crawls-grotesque, slimed, dumb, indifferent" (III). The mirrors are from the boat, so the vain passengers look at themselves to capture all the lavish jewels and whatnot. Then the worms are the bystanders.. the normal people. I think the speaker describes them as "grotesque" and "slimed" to be sarcastic? He is mocking the views of the passengers. They are indifferent because they could care less about what happens to these greedy people! According to this speaker, the iceberg is just a punishment.
So when I say "Bold Move.", I mean- how crazy of this author to be so blunt about this tragic accident! When people come up with theories about 9/11, people get offended! It was just too soon.
This was answering question six.. the purpose of the poem.
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