Discuss some of the imagery and symbolism francis scott key employs in “the star spangled banner” and what it represents.

"The Star Spangled Banner" is a poem by Francis Scott Key that is also known as the United States national anthem. The author of this poem uses imagery extensively, as he employs vivid language that allows the reader to create a vivid picture in his mind. The author describes the aftermath of the battle in the text using images of mist and darkness. This contributes to developing the setting. He also talks about the change from night to morning and the rays of light that illuminate the banner.

Moreover, he uses several symbols. He talks about footprints to show the arrogance of the British when fighting the Americans. He also talks about these footprints being washed by blood, which is a symbol for their defeat. He also employs the symbol of the banner or flag to convey the idea of America and its role as the land of the free.

a complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.  

to write complex sentences, we must use subordinating conjunctions.  

all the complex sentences begin with a subordinating conjunction and when it occurs, a comma must be place at the end of the dependent clause. on the contrary, if the sentence begins with an independent clause, then no comma is used.

after  

although  

as  

because  

before  

if  

since  

when  

for example,  

after she won the competition, she became very popular.  

although my father was hurt, he continued fighting for his rights.  

as all of you got a ten, you will be able to leave early today.  

before he went to the war, he asked his parents to bless him.  

if it is cold, i won’t go out.  

since you didn’t bring the homework, you will get low grades.  

when it is hot in the town, everyone goes to the beach.