The Hill We Climb Figurative Language

Amanda Gorman is

• Poet Laureate of the United States

• a former rapper

• the first Youth Poet Laureate

• a singer

Answer explanation

This title was created for Amanda Gorman to honor her body of work.

National Poet Laureate means

• your poem won the prize in the poetry contest.

• you have written the best book of poetry that year.

• you have written a poem the new president likes.

• you have written several poems over the years and your work represents the best of the nation.

Answer explanation

Amanda Gorman published her first book of poetry at age 17.

A paragraph in poetry is called

• a paragraph.

• a stanza.

• a verse.

• a quatrain.

The phrase "in the belly of the beast" is

• an allusion

• an alliteration

• an example of assonance

• an example of consonance

The line "Somehow we've weathered and witnessed.." is an example of

• allusion

• alliteration

"To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters, and conditions of man" is an example of

• assonance

• allusion

• alliteration

• none of the above

The use of "arms" in the line "We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms" is a(n)

• alliteration

• pun

• allusion

• stanza

"Scripture tells us to envision..." is an allusion to

• the Bible

• the book In the Belly of the Beast

The word inertia means

• to repeat the same beginning phrase for several lines

• tendency to do nothing or remain unchanged

• the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within words, phrases, or sentences

It's because being American is more than a pride we inherit,

it's the past we step into

and how we repair it

We've seen a force that would shatter our nation

rather than share it

is an example of...

• assonance

• alliteration

• pun

• stanza