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15 ‘Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion, A home and a country should leave us no more?
20 Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
25 Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war’s desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav’n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
30 And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Second Reading: vocabulary in Context
Now that you have read the poem silently, listen and follow along as the poem is read aloud. As you read along, circle words and/or phrases (other than the underlined words) that you do not know or that you feel are important to the meaning of the poem. Diffuse these words/phrases for comprehension.
vauntingly: boastfully; arrogantly
hireling: someone working at an unskilled job for the sole purpose of earning money
Close Reading Workshop 3
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