Question

What strategy does Francis Scott Key use to develop the "glory" of the American flag? He confronts his own fears of death. He compares the flag to the fort upon which it flies. He builds tension before revealing that the flag is still standing. He lists reasons Americans should feel proud of the star-spangled banner.

Answer 1

i believe that is is going to be: He builds tension, and then he had revealed the flag was still standing

Answer 2

The correct answer is: he builds tension before revealing that the flag is still standing.

Step-by-step explanation:

Francis Scott Key wrote this poem after the fort was attacked by the British. Despite of the attack suffered, he could see how the american flag was still standing and flying above the attacked fort. These events were his inspiration to write the famous poem called "The defense of Fort McHenry".