Poetry Analysis: Holmes' Old Ironsides The poem Old Ironsides by Oliver Wendell Holmes was written to save the mighty battleship The U.S. Constitution. In the poem the writer talks about the mighty battleship and how they should sink it rather than put it ashore to be retired. The mood of the poem is very strong and very pointful. The writer of Old Ironsides Oliver Wendell Holmes was one of the Fireside Poets. The poem was Holmes masterpiece work. The Fireside poets were a group of poets that wrote their poetry about love, nature, home, family, and children. The poem Old Ironsides was written in the aspect of nature and he also included somewhat of the family issue in the poem. In the poem Holmes talks about the ship and all its glorious days on the sea and this is what I referring to as the family aspect. The nature aspect of the poem is always present ....

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