julietmusyoki5
julietmusyoki5
17.09.2019 • 
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"defence of fort m'henry" by francis scott key
o! say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
what so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming,
whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
o'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?
and the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
gave proof through the night that our flag was still there—
o! say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
o'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave?
which detail from the text is an example of the main symbol employed by key in this poem?
a.) "the dawn's early light"
b.) "the twilight's last gleaming"
c.) "broad stripes and bright stars"
d.) "rockets' red glare"
e.) "land of the free" (my answer)
which best describes the poet's perspective in this section of the poem?
a.) uncertainty about the outcome of the attack on fort m'henry
b.) concern that the new nation will not endure the test of time
c.) dismay that the fighting went through the night and into the next day
d.) pride that the united states withstood the attack by the british (my answer)
e.) anger that the british were unable to take fort m'henry

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