University:
Whitman College
Course:
RWPD-380 | Rhetorical Bodies
Academic year:

2022
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244

Pages:

1
Author:

Hallie Randolph

A metaphor that Amanda Gorman uses throughout her poem is “the hill.” She states that the hill we climb is living up to our time, by finding victory in the bridges built, not the blood spilled or the battles beaten. Gorman uses a hill to represent the long and difficult journey Americans must embark upon to restore the country. This metaphor carries across multiple lexical fields. Hills are often seen in the Bible, in folklore, in mythology, and in classical drama. Hills were also referenced in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Hills are also a generally recognizable metaphor for an obstacle of some sort. Another metaphor that Gorman uses in her poem is “bronze-pounded chest.” By using this metaphor, Gorman likens pounded bronze to experience. The bronze could be being pounded by life experiences, trauma, or time. This metaphor shows the tiredness and the wear caused by these experiences. Gorman shows that this bronzepounded chest is worn, but it is still going forward. This metaphor reaches across multiple lexical fields. Bronze has been used for a very, very long time. This metaphor draws on the anthropological field. Bronze was also referenced multiple times throughout the Bible, so this draws upon Biblical lexical fields as well.

Analysis #5 Amanda Gorman

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