In “old ironsides,” oliver wendell holmes conveys that he believes the ship deserves a better ending than it is getting. what does he mean when he writes, “and give her to the god of storms / the lightning and the gale”?
a. the ship should be stripped and used to build a new one.
b. let the ship sink at sea, rather than suffer humiliating demolition.
c. the ship should be put in a museum for others to visit and admire.
d. an enemy should destroy the ship in the course of battle.