I think you might of forgot to put a picture??
The narrator of the story wants the ship to end by being destroyed in a battle or storm, instead of being completely dismantled and turned into scrap metal.
D) it us showing that all power eventually falls victim to time
The answer is D
The portrayal of the woman in this stanza expresses how some Hindu or Muslim communities would view this practice; it contrasts the speaker's views expressed in the final stanza.
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