IV. Cŏl´c̶hĭs. Ǣ ē´tēs̝. Mĕd´ĭ tāte: intend; think seriously. Sō̍ lĭ´çĭt: ask earnestly. Vŭl´can. Căd´mus. Är´gō̍ na̤uts. Cŏm´plā̍i sănt ly̆: politely. Mē dē´ȧ.
V. Ŏb scū´rĭ ty̆: darkness. Clăṉ´gor: a sharp, harsh, ringing sound. Prō̍ trūd´ĕd: thrust out. Bat tal´ion: body of troops.
VI. Ō̍ bēi´sançe: bow. Sŭs pĕnd´ĕd: hung. Mēed: reward. Po´tion: drink; dose; usually of liquid medicine. Ĭl lū´mĭ nāt ĕd: lighted up; brightened. Or´pheus. Cā´dençe: the close or fall of a strain of music.
Key composing "The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Star-Spangled Banner
By Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key (1780-1843): An American lawyer, who will be remembered as the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner."