OLD IRONSIDES OLD IRONSIDES First launched in 1797

“OLD IRONSIDES”

“OLD IRONSIDES" • First launched in 1797 by the US Navy to provide protection for merchant shipping during the Quasi War with France • Best known for defeat of 5 British war ships during the War of 1812 for which she earned her name • Served as training ship during the Civil War • Retired from active service in 1881 • Currently used to promote understanding of Navy’s role during both war and peace times

“OLD IRONSIDES" • Poem written by Holmes in response to reading that the ship was to be decommissioned and dismantled • Credited with preserving the ship • Oldest commissioned ship still afloat

“OLD IRONSIDES“ VOCABULARY Define: • Ensign • Foe • Gale • Harpies

WHICH LITERARY DEVICES ARE USED IN “OLD IRONSIDES”? • Personification • Metaphor • Allusion **if you don’t know these terms, grab one of the literature textbooks underneath your desks and define them FIRST. Now go back to the poem and find the examples of each.

WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA OF “OLD IRONSIDES”? ** The main idea can usually be explicitly found in sentences/lines. It is the author’s intended message to the audience

Define ALL unknown words in the poem Feign Lustrous Siren Unfurl Venturous

Summarize each stanza of the poem

Alliteration Allusion Apostrophe Imagery Metaphor Personification Can you identify the examples of each of the literary devices used in “The Chambered Nautilus”?