Why does Oliver Wendell Holmes refer to the U.S.S. Constitution as the "eagle of the sea" and describe how its deck was "once red with heroes' blood" in "Old Ironsides"?

Holmes's language questions the need for erecting national monuments.

Holmes's language reminds readers of the suffering that war causes.

Holmes's language defends the idea of scrapping the U.S.S. Constitution.

Holmes's language celebrates America's proud and strong military tradition.