Question

In this excerpt from the poem "Old Ironsides" by Oliver Wendell Holmes, what is the meaning of the word tread?

Her deck, once red with heroes' blood
Where knelt the vanquished foe,
When winds were hurrying o'er the flood
And waves were white below,
No more shall feel the victor's tread,
Or know the conquered knee;—

A.
crush
B.
pace
C.
quell
D.
trudge
E.
march

Answer 1

MARCH

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Answer 2

Correct answer is "E" march.

Step-by-step explanation:

Old Ironsides was the nickname of a famous United States battleship from the USS Constitution, that in 1812 was fighting in the War. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr created this work to protest the facts that the ship would be commissioned. The poem helped to ensure the ship would stay decommissioned, and it is still today.