In terms of style and technique, "Old Ironsides" is __________.
distinctive and unique
similar to many European poems <--- B
experimental and modern
Why did Oliver Wendell Holmes write about the USS Constitution when rumors held that the ship was going to be scrapped?
Holmes agreed with the decision to scrap the USS Constitution.
The ship was one on which Holmes had served during the War of 1812.
The ship was a link to the nation's history and a symbol of its strength. <--- C
Read this excerpt from the first stanza of "Old Ironsides":
Beneath it rung the battle shout,
And burst the cannon's roar;—
The meteor of the ocean air
Shall sweep the clouds no more.
What do the images of war in this excerpt suggest to readers?
What do the images of war in this excerpt suggest to readers?
the natural beauty of war <-- or B?
the immorality of war
the chaos and danger of war
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