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? What is the word vauntingly used to describe in this excerpt from "The Star Spangled Banner"? the destruction caused by the battle the willpower of the American people the terrifying power of the naval ships the overconfidence of the British troops

Question

English

Emely Jackson

17 February, 05:25

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? What is the word vauntingly used to describe in this excerpt from "The Star Spangled Banner"? the destruction caused by the battle the willpower of the American people the terrifying power of the naval ships the overconfidence of the British troops

+1

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Josiah Ramsey · Answer 1

In the 3rd verse of the "Star Spangled Banner", vauntingly is used to describe a band. This was used by Francis Scott Key to describe the British soldiers’ boastful and arrogant nature.

The British were bragging that the Americans could easily be defeated since they were just farmers with no military training.