Which line is contained in Star Spangled Banner III: ‘Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution’?

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Which line is contained in Star Spangled Banner III: ‘Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution’?

This question tests your ability to place a line in the correct stanza of the Star-Spangled Banner and recognize the exact wording used in that stanza. In the third stanza a dramatic image appears: the invaders are described and then the line states that their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution. This exact phrase is the line that belongs to Star Spangled Banner III, making it the one that matches the prompt’s quoted line. The other lines shown come from other parts of the poem (for example, a line from the first stanza), or are lines in the same stanza that do not contain this specific phrase.

This question tests your ability to place a line in the correct stanza of the Star-Spangled Banner and recognize the exact wording used in that stanza. In the third stanza a dramatic image appears: the invaders are described and then the line states that their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution. This exact phrase is the line that belongs to Star Spangled Banner III, making it the one that matches the prompt’s quoted line. The other lines shown come from other parts of the poem (for example, a line from the first stanza), or are lines in the same stanza that do not contain this specific phrase.

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