Prompt: On January 20, 2021, the US National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman delivered her original poem “The Hill We Climb” at the Inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden. The youngest person to ever read an inauguration poem, Ms. Gorman won over both the live and televised audience with her words that many felt captured the moment and importance of the transition of power from the 45th to the 46th president of the United States. Read the poem carefully. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze the rhetorical choices that Gorman makes to develop her argument that America can find hope within ourselves to overcome any difficulties that may have plagued us in the past, and soar to success in the future. Task:

This is an AP like Rhetorical Analysis Exam prompt. You WILL NOT write a full essay for this prompt; You will write an INTRODUCTORY paragraph and a BODY paragraph.
Read and annotate the poem for rhetorical strategies and argument/purpose.
Write an introductory paragraph (HOOK + Thesis). For this assignment you will write a CLOSED thesis statement (like the Ghandi Model)
When writing your thesis statement, it can be a mixture of style choices (DIDLS) or types of evidence. Remember to include ADJECTIVES in front of style choices. You can’t say the “writer uses diction” or the “the writer uses language”. For evidence, don’t just say “Examples” or “Details”; say “examples of . . .” or “details related to . . .”

In 150 words, explain what northup (in twelve years a slave) could have done to prevent being kidnapped by hamilton and brown.

In the poem, collins compares his love to a pigeon on a generals head

If you get me a passing grade ill give u a you and brainlest : ) 1. which is the best paraphrase of these lines from "new world"? eagles / hie and / hover / above / the plain a)eagles hurry and hang above the flatland. b)eagles hang in midair and wave their wings. c)eagles race and rush in an ugly way. d)eagles soar and swoop in a simple, everyday way. 2. in "january," what does the speaker mean by the image in the following lines? the sun a spark hung thin between the dark and dark. a)the sun barely shows behind the dark clouds. b)the sun sends off thin sparks in the night. c)the sun appears for only a short time between the long winter nights. d)the sun is unable to relieve the depression of winter. 3. which phrase from the lines you identify the correct answer to the previous question? a)the sun b)a spark c)hung thin d)and dark 5. which word in this sentence is a personal pronoun in the objective case? we know two tour guides, and they gave us a tour themselves. a)we b)they c)us d)themselves 6. which of the following sentences uses a pronoun in the possessive case? a)ask sarah to pass the chips to me. b)check for my signature on the front page c)he went to the park to find the dog. d)the winner of the contest was she. revise the following sentence so it uses a pronoun in the objective case. i took the book from ian. a)ian handed the book to me b)he handed the book over. c)i took his book. d)we exchanged books. 8. in which situation are you most likely use the word tongue? a)translating a book from german to engli b)writing an ad for a new business c)carrying some groceries into your home d)driving in a car to the store 9. in which hobby would you most likely know about the word pollen? a)fencing b)knitting c)gardenin d)bowling 10. which word is an antonym for exquisite? a)flawe b)complicated c)gorgeous d)effortless