Question

In the third stanza of Old Ironsides by Oliver Wendall Holmes, the speaker of the poem expresses that they would rather see the ship_________than___________.

'Oh, better that her shattered hulk
Should sink beneath the wave;
Her thunders shook the mighty deep,
And there should be her grave;
Nail to the mast her holy flag,
Set every threadbare sail,
And give her to the god of storms,
The lightning and the gale!'

Question 3 options:

given to the enemy than sold for scrap.


sold at auction than be decommissioned.


sunk to the bottom of the ocean than decommissioned.


Burn her threadbare sail than sold for scrap.

Answer 1

The poem's speaker expressed that it was better that the ship was C. sunk to the bottom of the ocean than decommissioned.

• The poem, "Old Ironsides" by Oliver Wendall Holmes celebrates the eternal life of the USS Constitution, a naval ship that was used during the American War of Independence.

• Holmes claims that the pride of the nation should be preserved instead of being wasted.  He implies that instead of decommissioning the USS Constitution, it should be preserved for all eternity.

• Thank God for his campaign through this poem, the Old Ironsides has now become the world’s oldest commissioned ship that is still operational today.

Thus, Oliver Wendall Holmes used the "Old Ironsides" poem to urge the preservation of the wartime ship and her continued usage by the Navy.

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