Excerpt from old ironsides oliver wendell holmes 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 hulk 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. 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

The answer is option C: pride in battle and death.

The poem "Old Ironsides," by Oliver Wendell Holmes, was written to acknowledge the eighteenth-century frigate USS Constitution, which took action in several battles, including the War of 1812 between The USA and The UK. As a result, the poem is a demand for people to honor the ship and offer it an appropriate retirement rather than have it destroyed.

c is the right one ;)

in at least 150 words, discuss the tone of the narrator in "i stand here ironing," and explain how it impacts the telling of the story

explanation:

dear evan hansen is a stage musical with music and lyrics by benj pasek and justin paul, and book by steven levenson.

the musical opened on broadway at the music box theatre in december 2016, after its world premiere at the arena stage in washington, d.c., in july 2015 and an off-broadway production at second stage theatre from march to may 2016.

at the 71st tony awards, it was nominated for nine awards, winning six, including best musical, best score, best actor in a musical for ben platt, and best featured actress in a musical for rachel bay jones.