Romantic Poem Reflection

The most interesting poem that we read during our Romantic Poetry unit was Old Ironsides.  I really liked this poem because it was about the history of a ship that never lost a battle.  That is amazing to me because there have been so many ship battles throughout history, and I think that Old Ironsides is one of the only ones that has not lost a battle.  I also like how the writing of this poem saved the ship from being turned into firewood or even a house.  This peom really showed how poetry can affect the lives of many people.  I would say that Old Ironsides is the best poem I have ever read because it showed that the will of one man expressing his view  through writing, could save a major piece of American History.