Our flag
by margaret e. sangster

fling it from mast and steeple,
symbol o'er land and sea
of the life of a happy people,
gallant and strong and free.
proudly we view its colors,
flag of the brave and true,
with the clustered stars and the steadfast bars,
the red, the white, and the blue.

flag of the fearless-hearted,
flag of the broken chain,
flag in a day-dawn started,
never to pale or wane.
dearly we prize its colors,
with the heaven light breaking through,
the clustered stars and the steadfast bars,
the red, the white, and the blue.

flag of the sturdy fathers,
flag of the loyal sons,
beneath its folds it gathers
earth's best and noblest ones.
boldly we wave its colors,
our veins are thrilled anew
by the steadfast bars, the clustered stars,
the red, the white, and the blue.
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a theme of this poem is that people should honor their country's flag. which lines from the poem best support this theme?
a.
flag of the sturdy fathers / flag of the loyal sons
b.
flag in a day-dawn started / never to pale or wane
c.
symbol o'er land and sea / of the life of a happy people
d.
with the clustered stars and the steadfast bars / the red, the white, and the blue