QUESTION 1. In "Old Ironsides," Oliver Wendell Holmes writes in a style that is .

A. similar to the style used by many European poets

B. complex and nearly impossible to understand

C. distinctive and unique to American literature

D. full of experimental techniques and language

QUESTION 2.
Read this excerpt from the first stanza of "Old Ironsides":

Beneath it rung the battle shout,
And burst the cannon's roar;—
The meteor of the ocean air
Shall sweep the clouds no more.

What do the images of war in this excerpt suggest to readers?

A. the immorality of war

B. the chaos and danger of war

C. the natural beauty of war

D. the technical challenges of war