Throughout the poem the hill we climb we find references to events from the news. Identify these lines. What do these references invite readers to reflect on about America and Americans?

The American revolution.

2021 storming of the Capital

2018 Charlottesville protests.

In the title of her poem Gorman employs the metaphor of a hill. Beyond a feature on a landscape, what does this image suggest to you? What else might a hill represent? Where else does this image appear in the poem?

In the title of her poem Gorman employs the metaphor of a hill. Beyond a feature on a landscape, what does this image suggest to you? What else might a hill represent? Where else does this image appear in the poem?

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