By calling old ironsides the "eagle of the sea" in the poem's second stanza, holmes uses
a. onomatopoeia to link the ship to the sounds it makes when moving in the water
b. personification to give the ship, an inanimate object, human traits and qualities
c. hyperbole to exaggerate the importance of the ship to the united states
d. symbolism to associate the ship with the strength of the united states