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What Is The Central Idea Of The Poem Old Ironsides?

What Is The Central Idea Of The Poem Old Ironsides?

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  1. Old Ironsides is a ship that has engaged in combat and been spotted soaring through the air. The blood of its heroes once stained its cards, and its adversaries once feared it. The speaker has a strong emotional bond with the ship and would prefer to see it sink beneath the waters, turning over its sacred flag to the sea gods as opposed to allowing it to flutter on land.

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