Old ironsides oliver wendell holmes 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,5 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,10 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 pluck15 the eagle of the sea! oh, better that her shattered hulk should sink beneath the wave; her thunders shook the mighty deep, and there should be her grave; 20 nail to the mast her holy flag, set every threadbare sail, and give her to the god of storms, the lightning and the gale. 5) what is this poem about? a) a battle in which a ship sinks in a storm b) a ship that survives a battle but is lost at sea c) a battle in which the american flag is destroyed d) a battleship that has reached the end of its career 6) what is the focus of the third stanza? a) the speaker envisions a fitting end for the ship. b) the speaker drives away his memories of the ship. c) the speaker describes the ship’s last battle. d) the speaker remembers the storm that destroyed the ship. 7) which of these best describes a theme of this poem? a) loss of innocence b) nature's fury and power c) pride in battle and death d) romantic love lost in battle

During editing and proofreading, you do not need to a. check facts b. follow grammar, usage, and mechanics c. scrutinize spelling d. revise overall structure

Read the following excerpt from kabir’s “tell me, o swan, your ancient tale,” and answer the question. which of the following best states an implicit meaning of the excerpt? a) the narrator requests that the swan follow him this morning. b) there is a better world than this world that is filled with sadness, death, and decay. c) the narrator overhears someone say “he is i”. d) a bee happily rests on the chest of the narrator.

The following excerpts that illustrate darl's and cash's points of view from william faulkner's as i lay dying: from darl: tull's wagon stands beside the spring, hitched to the rail, the reins wrapped about the seat stanchion. in the wagon bed are two chairs. jewel stops at the spring and takes the gourd from the willow branch and drinks. i pass him and mount the path, beginning to hear cash's saw. when i reach the top he has quit sawing. standing in a litter of chips, he is fitting two of the boards together. between the shadow spaces they are yellow as gold, like soft gold, bearing on their flanks in smooth undulations the marks of the adze blade: a good carpenter, cash is. he holds the two planks on the trestle, fitted along the edges in a quarter of the finished box. he kneels and squints along the edge of them, then he lowers them and takes up the adze. a good carpenter. addie bundren could not want a better one, better box to lie in. it will give her confidence and comfort. i go on to the house, followed by the chuck. chuck. chuck.of the adze.from cash: i made it on the bevel.there is more surface for the nails to grip.there is twice the gripping-surface to each seam.the water will have to seep into it on a slant. water moves easiest up and down or straight across.in a house people are upright two thirds of the time. so the seams and joints are made up-and-down. because the stress is up-and-down.in a bed where people lie down all the time, the joints and seams are made sideways, because the stress is sideways.except.a body is not square like a crosstie.animal magnetism.the animal magnetism of a dead body makes the stress come slanting, so the seams and joints of a coffin are made on a bevel.compare how the two narrators tell the story of addie bundren's impending death. is either narrator reliable? explain what the reader learns about each narrator. be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.