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- 1. Open Endedwhat is the American national anthem?
- 2. Open Endedwho is the author of the "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
- 3. Open Endedwhat was the "The Star-Spangled Banner" a response to?
- 4. Open Endedwhat was the orginal name of "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
- 5. Open Endedwhat year did congress proclaim "The Star-Spangled Banner" the national anthem of the USA?
- 6. Open EndedDescribe the War of 1812
- 7. Open EndedDuring the War of 1812, Key was sent on a legal mission to Baltimore. His goal was to gain the release of a friend who had been arrested and was being held on a British ship in the Chesapeake Bay. During the week that Key was negotiating the release, the British ordered an assault on Baltimore. Why did they choose Baltimore to target?
- 8. Open Endedwhy did key and colleagues keep an anxious eye on the flag flying over the fort? what did the flag standing mean?
- 9. Open Endedwhat is an anthem?
- 10. Open Endedhow do you analyze an anthem?
- 11. Open Endedwhat type of lang. does key use to depict the commotion of the battle?
- 12. Open Endedidentify (by bolding) what words are representing/talking about the flag in the following text: Oh, 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, thro' 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 thro' 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?
- 13. Open Endedidentify (by bolding) what words are representing/talking about the battle in the following text: Oh, 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, thro' 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 thro' 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?
- 14. Open Endedwhat is the second stanza of the "The Star-Spangled Banner" used for by the author?
- 15. Open EndedHow does the speaker feel in lines 7 and 8 with his hope fully confirmed? 7 'Tis the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave 8 O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
- 16. Open EndedWhat is the tone of stanza 3? A. defiant B. confused C. frightened D. gloomy
- 17. Open Endedwhy is the 3rd stanza of the poem often not sung at public events?
- 18. Open EndedAlthough the third stanza expresses bitterness, the final stanza strikes a powerful chord of what expressions?
- 19. Open Endedidentify (by bolding) what words are representing/talking about freedom in the following text: 1. O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand, 2. Between their lov'd homes and the war's desolation; 3. Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land 4. Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us a nation! 5. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, 6. And this be our motto: "In God is our trust" 7. And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave 8. O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
- 20. Open Endedidentify (by bolding) what words are representing/talking about divine santion (religion) in the following text: 1. O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand, 2. Between their lov'd homes and the war's desolation; 3. Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land 4. Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us a nation! 5. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, 6. And this be our motto: "In God is our trust" 7. And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave 8. O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
- 21. Open Endedidentify (by bolding) what words are representing/talking about human responsibility in the following text: 1. O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand, 2. Between their lov'd homes and the war's desolation; 3. Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land 4. Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us a nation! 5. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, 6. And this be our motto: "In God is our trust" 7. And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave 8. O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
- 22. Open Endedidentify (by bolding) what words are representing/talking about justice in the following text: 1. O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand, 2. Between their lov'd homes and the war's desolation; 3. Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land 4. Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us a nation! 5. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, 6. And this be our motto: "In God is our trust" 7. And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave 8. O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
- 23. Open Endedwhats a symbol
- 24. Open EndedWhat does the flag symbolize in "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
- 25. Open EndedWhat does it symbolize for many Americans today?
- 26. Open EndedWhat does it symbolize for you personally?
- 27. Open EndedWhich of the following is one way in which Francis Scott Key develops the "glory" of the American flag? He builds tension before revealing that the flag is still standing. He lists several ways the flag has been used in recent history. He speaks explicitly of his own fears about dying. He describes the flag itself using dark, foreboding imagery.
- 28. Open Ended"The Star-Spangled Banner" was written during a time of war. Why is this significant? The anthem contains no sense of victory. The author did not know if his poem would be published. The song helped to unite the country. The images are very religious.
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