What metaphors does Holmes use to describe the ship in stanzas one and two of "Old Ironsides"?

In 1830, the 44-gun American warship Constitution, the inspiration for "Old Ironsides," was scheduled to be scrapped - that is, stripped of everything valuable or reasonable. What proposal is put forth by Holmes, in the last stanza of his poem?

What do you think Holmes wants the ship to symbolize?

The term,"Harpies," in line 15 of "Old Ironsides" is an allusion to predatory flying creatures in Greek mythology, which have bodies of vultures and heads of women. The name meant "snatchers" or "

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What metaphors does Holmes use to describe the ship in stanzas one and two of "Old Ironsides"?

In 1830, the 44-gun American warship Constitution, the inspiration for "Old Ironsides," was scheduled to be scrapped - that is, stripped of everything valuable or reasonable. What proposal is put forth by Holmes, in the last stanza of his poem?

What do you think Holmes wants the ship to symbolize? 

The term,"Harpies," in line 15 of "Old Ironsides" is an allusion to predatory flying creatures in Greek mythology, which have bodies of vultures and heads of women. The name meant "snatchers" or "

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"robbers." Why do you think that Holmes uses this allusion in his poem? 

In Longfellow's "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls," how does the title foreshadow the fact the traveler will not return?

Do you think Longfellow's poem is about one specific traveler, or could it apply to all in general? Explain your answer.