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Based on this stanza from the poem, what is another word for an "ensign"? "Ay, tear her tattered ensign down! Long has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in the sky;" A) cannon
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Based on this stanza from the poem, what is another word for an "ensign"? "Ay, tear her tattered ensign down! Long has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in the sky;" A) cannon B) flag C) ship D) soldier

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B) flag

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The ensign is described as "tattered" and "waving" in the sky as a "banner" thus helping the reader understand that another word for "ensign" is flag.

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Based upon the context it is B) flag - it is described to be "tattered", it "waved on high", and has the synonym used "banner".
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