Question

Read the stanza from “Old Ironsides” by Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Answer 1

Answer:

The mood that the poet attempted to create in this stanza was haunting and sad

Explanation:

“Old Ironsides” by Oliver Wendell Holmes is a poem that talks about an eighteenth-century ship that was being decommissioned. The ship was important because it had been on service during the War of 1812, the poem had big popularity and saved the ship, here in this lines the author conveys that feeling of loss and despair for the devastating future.