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Read this excerpt from the first stanza of "Old Ironsides":

Beneath it rung the battle shout,
And burst the cannon's roar;—
The meteor of the ocean air
Shall sweep the clouds no more.



Here, Oliver Wendell Holmes uses specific battle imagery to suggest that __________.

war is never justified or positive

war is frenzied and dangerous

war is a part of everyday life

war is beautiful and lovely

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Answer:
War is frenzied and dangerous

Step-by-step explanation:
‘Battle shout’ and ‘cannon’s roar’ are both indications of frenzied war, and the last two sentences mean that peace is gone.
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