The Hill we Climb

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introduction (II. 1-15), dreams can come true in America and the great dream for all Americans (II.16-29), solution to make America's future better and help each other (II.30-53), being American is more than a pride we inherit, (54-79), what have we to do for our country and the next generation in Gorman's point of view (80-106), a conclusion (107-112). In the introduction, Gorman employs a lot of comparison between two things. For example, she talks about the belly of the beast "We've braved the belly of the beast" (1.5), actually she means here that the Americans braved all of enemies. She also says "a sea we must wade" with the word "sea" she means here all of the difficulties in America we have to overcoming it. In the second part she uses the words "quiet" (1.6), "norms and nations" (1.7) to depict the human, because the quite human isn't always a friendly person "isn't always peace" (1.6) and the strict person isn't always merciless and callous person like ice "Isn't always just-ice" (1.9). The poet uses metaphor to stimulate the imagination of the reader/listener and gives him/her a new perspective on a topic. In the second part of the poem, Gorman shows us an example, how everybody can dream in America, because America is a free country and gives everyone a chance to make his/her dream true and shows it other" Where a skinny Black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president" (II. 17-19). Gorman conveys a sense that make dreams is very easy. But the great dream for all Americans is "striving to forge a union ith purpose to compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man" (II. 26-29), so the author uses alliteration. Gorman tries to catch the audience's attention by beginning sentences with the pronoun "we" (1.21), (1.25). She also tries to create a feeling of unity and responsibility for the audience, that all of the audience is part of one country. In this Joudi 23.01.2021 sentence the author uses a repetition of the sound c at the beginning of neighboring words (alliteration/ consonance) to produce a rhythm, too. In the third part Gorman talks to the Americans and underlines the solution to make America better, therefore she uses the pronoun "we" by beginning each sentence to catch the audience's attention and to establish a personal relationship with the audience. She, too, employs anaphora, when she repeats the same word "that" (II.39-42) at the beginning of the sentences, which she uses to emphasis and to create a rhythmic. In this part Gorman repeats many words" because we will never again know defeat but because we will never again sow division" (II.43-44) to underline and hint at unity, which must be between the americans people. Gorman uses imagery of religion "scripture" (1.45) and nature "hill" (1.52) to create a shared feeling of national pride. In the fourth part the writer abounds a lot of repetition and alliteration again "it's" (1.54, 1.55), "in" (1.63, 1.64), "we" (1.68, 1.69), "to" (1.72, 1.73) to get the listener's attention. With the rhetorical question "how could we possibly prevail over catastrophe?" (I. 75)," How could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?" (1.77) Gorman wants to engager the listener/reader to think and also to show problems and conflicts in America. In the fifth part the poet declares America, that it is "bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free" (II.80-82) when she uses parallelisms. "So, let us leave behind a country better than the one we were left". In this part Gorman asks us to be a good example for the next generation and don't make faults because "Our blunders become their burdens" (1.86), in addition she wants to show us, how will America be, when we work hard for this country and for the next generation "then love becomes our legacy and change our children's birthright" (II.91-92), therefore Gorman says let's go and do the best thing for great America "So let us leave behind a country better than the one we were left "(92-93). The author encourages the audience by repeating the same word each sentence "we will" and underlines the unity between the Americans. In the last part, Gorman comes to the conclusion with an answer for the question in the first part "where can we find light in this never-ending shade?" (1.2), "When day comes, we step out of the shade" (1.107) and ends her poem by repeating the slogan of her campaign in different variations "The new dawn blooms as we free it, [...]to see it, [...] to be it (II. 109-112). The message of her poem is made very memorable through repetition.