"then victory won't lie in the blade.

But in all the bridges we've made,

that is the promise to glade"

The sound effect in these lines is...

"If we merge mercy with might,

and might with right,

then love becomes our legacy,

and change our children's birthright."

These lines exemplify the poet's use of...

The poem's "tone" can be be described as...

that even as we grieved, we grew,

that even as we hurt, we hoped,

that even as we tired, we tried,

we've weathered and witnessed (Line 14)

to compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and

conditions of man (lines 27-28)

blunders become their burdens

The voice that we hear in a poem is called...

We will rise from the gold-limbed hills of the west.

We will rise from the windswept northeast,

where our forefathers first realized revolution.

We will rise from the lake-rimmed cities of the midwestern states.

We will rise from the sunbaked south.

Where do we look to find a poem's theme?

Striving to form a union that is perfect

The "hill" represents the difficult, uphill struggle of creating a better, more united, and more just democracy in America

The poem conveys feelings that emphasize resilience, unity, and progress despite adversity.

The event was restricted due to the pandemic (COVID-19)  and high security following the January 6th attack at the Capitol riot

And every known nook of our nation and

every corner called our country,

our people diverse and beautiful will emerge,

battered and beautiful.

"We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation, rather than share it. Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy."