Question

1) The title of the poem is “The hill we climb”. After reading it, why to you think the poet chose this
image/metaphor to represent the present moment of USA history?
2)The poet talks about some important themes that are being discussed all over the world
nowadays. Find in the text and copy below at least one sentence (or part of a sentence) that
concerns one of the following themes:
a) racial equality

b) respect to all cultures

c) end of violence and division

Answer 1

Resposta:

Amanda Gorman wrote and performed "The Hill We Climb" to celebrate the 2021 inauguration of Joe Biden as 46th President of the United States. The poem celebrates the U.S. not as a "perfect union," but as a country that has the grit to struggle with its all-too-real problems. Progress, the poem argues, doesn't happen all at once: it's a slow and sometimes painful "climb" up the "hill" of justice, a climb that takes patience and humility. To this poem's speaker, change is hard work, but it's always possible: dedicated Americans can see—and be!—the "light" of a better future.