Question

What message do you think the author in "Old Ironsides" is trying to convey?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Throughout the poem, Oliver Wendell Holmes expresses that the ship’s history and its exemplary services should not be disregarded. Therefore, he calls for the people to give this heroic ship an honorable retirement.


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