Use the passage below to answer questions 1-4

“old ironsides” – oliver wendell holmes

1. ay, tear her tattered ensign down!
long has it waved on high,
and many an eye has danced to see
that banner in the sky;
beneath it rung the battle shout,
and burst the cannon's roar; --
the meteor of the ocean air
shall sweep the clouds no more.

her deck, once red with heroes' blood,
where knelt the vanquished foe,
when winds were hurrying o'er the flood,
and waves were white below,
no more shall feel the victor's tread,
or know the conquered knee; --
the harpies of the shore shall pluck
the eagle of the sea!

oh, better that her shattered bulk
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!
18. which of the following images does not support the idea that this ship is a symbol of america’s strength?

question 1 options:

“her thunders shook the mighty deep”

“knelt the vanquished foe”

“nail to the mast her holy flag”

“the meteor of ocean air”

question 2 (3 points)
based on the context of the poem, which of the following best defines the word vanquished? (stanza 2)

question 2 options:

victorious

lonesome

determined

defeated

question 3 (3 points)
“when winds were hurrying o’er the flood” is an example of which type of figurative language?

question 3 options:

personification

metaphor

hyperbole

simile

question 4 (3 points)
read the final stanza again. what message is holmes giving about “old ironsides” in this part of the poem?

question 4 options:

the ship is old and ragged, and it is time destroy it and use it for firewood.

the ship needs to be repaired and renovated before it can take to the sea again.

the ship has a proud history, even though it was destroyed in battle.

the ship deserves to end its days at sea in a battle or on a mission, for it has earned a heroic end.

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