In oliver wendell holmes’s poem “old ironsides,” what is the hoped for end of the ship?

The hope that is mentioned in the poem entitled Old Ironsides written by Oliver Wendell Holmes is that the ship not be completely dismantled and turned into scrap metal.

sinks out at sea

Explanation:

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themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.

i think they are preparing for the battle of gaul. : )

i hope this you! : )