The Hill We Climb

Where was this poem first performed?

• At the inauguration ceremony of President Donald Trump in Washington DC

• At the inauguration ceremony of President Barack Obama in Washington DC

• At the inauguration ceremony of President Joe Biden in Washington DC

• At the inauguration ceremony of Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington DC

Which record did Amanda Gorman break?

• The first African American to read a poem at a presidential inauguration

• The first woman to read a poem at a presidential inauguration

• The first person to read a poem at a presidential inauguration

• The youngest person to read a poem at a presidential inauguration

What poetic technique can we see in this line from the poem: "We’ve braved the belly of the beast."?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopia

• Rhyme

• Sibilance

Who does she describe as "a skinny Black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother"?

• Herself

• Kamala Harris

• Beyonce

• Michelle Obama

Which pronoun does Gorman use in the title of the poem and in many of the lines?

• I

• You

• We

• They

What poetic technique can you see in these lines:

"That even as we grieved, we grew.

That even as we hurt, we hoped.

That even as we tired, we tried." ?

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Rhyme

The hill in the title of the poem might represent problems or difficulties that people have to overcome such as racism or the coronavirus.

What do we call this technique where one thing means something else?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

What can you see and hear at the end of these three lines:

We will not march back to what was, but move to what shall be:

A country that is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free.

We will not be turned around or interrupted by intimidation because we

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphors

• Similes

• Rhymes

"A country that is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free." What country do you think she means here?

• China

• The UK

• The USA

• South Africa

What do we call the play on words used in this line: "what "just is" isn't always justice"?

• Imagery

• Diction

• A pun

• A simile