Savannah Swan Professor Lange English 115 March 3rd, 2024 The Hill We Climb: Rhetorical appeal analysis Amanda Gorman became a fan sensation overnight. The 22-year-old presented her inauguration poem, The Hill We Climb, at Joe Biden’s and Kamala Harris’s inauguration on January 20th, 2021. Gorman became the youngest inaugural poet in the history of the United States and a national youth poet laureate. Halfway done with her poem, the night of January 6th, the Trump riot happened, influencing the finishing of the poem, along with inspiration from past historic American speakers. Gorman brought light on racial issues in the American system and opened our eyes to how we can take action to leave the United States better than the one left to us. …show more content…
The Hill We Climb speaks of racial injustice in our broken system and unity with one another. Logos, a rhetorical appeal which is an appeal to logic. Gorman uses logos as she mentions scripture and historic events to help support her writing. Scripture is a way to connect with one another, as many people follow. As she stated, “Scripture tells us to envision that everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree and no one shall make them afraid” (Gorman lines 44-46). This piece of evidence is based off Micah and the 2 Kings, with the 2 kings Solomon established peace by forcing the two kingdoms together. A perfect example of unity and evidence based on how peace can be achieved even when it seems impossible. America and what it is made from, including the south, beaches, forests, and landmarks. It says, “We will rise from our windswept northeast. Where our forefathers first realized revolution. We will rise from the lake-rimmed cities of the midwestern states” (Gorman lines 97-100). Bringing up the historic value of America reminds us of how much they fought for this country. Only our people can keep fighting for a better life in this