Old Ironsides
What is the main conflict in Old Ironsides by Oliver Wendell Holmes?
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Though not a direct conflict, the poem is centered around the government's plan to dismantle the Constitution (Old Ironsides), which represented the nation's freedom on the seas.
Old Ironsides