Oliver Holmes
What year was Oliver Holmes born?
1809
What was this poem named after?
A nickname for the USS Constitution, a historic warship of the United States Navy
What does the "Sun" represent
Joy and happiness
Defeat or conquer
Vanquish
Where was Oliver Holmes from?
Boston, MA
What does Holmes' describe the ship’s deck to be stained with in reference to past battles?
Blood
What does the "Shadow" represent?
Sorrow and hardship
Husks of corn or seed separated by being blown away
Chaff
What year did Oliver Holmes die?
1894
Holmes uses this literary device when he refers to the ship as a living thing, calling for it to be set free
Personification
What is the poems natural setting, described as having "billows of green"?
Becoming thin and tattered with age
Threadbare
What well-known institution did Oliver Holmes attend?
Harvard University
What movement does this poem reflect, emphasized through its emotion, patriotism, and nature?
Romanticism
The ship within the sunlight and shadow in this poem is compared to what bird as it moves across the waves?
A seagull
Flat piece used for steering located near the stern of a boat
Which group of New England-based writers was Oliver Holmes apart of?
The Fireside Poets
Instead of being dismantled, how does Holmes suggest the ship should meet its fate?
Sinking in the ocean
Together, this poem contrasts light and darkness, using these elements as metaphors to show ___________
Two different aspects on life
A large mass of something, typically cloud, smoke, or steam
Billows