Anaphora, a repeated word or phrase at the start of a line, occurs as “We will rise” begins each of these lines. Gorman also includes parallelism through the repeated use of nouns modified by compound adjectives, such as “gold-limned hills,” “wind-swept Northeast,” “lake-rimmed cities,” and “sun-baked South.”

What rhetorical devices does Amanda Gorman use in The Hill We Climb?

The dominant devices in “The Hill We Climb” are consonance and paromoiosis, both figures of repetition. Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds; paromoiosis is a little more complex, the repetition of sounds between words of adjacent or parallel clauses or lines.

How does Amanda Gorman use alliteration?

In Amanda Gorman's poem "The Hill We Climb," an example of alliteration is "interrupted by intimidation." One notable example of assonance is "we found the power," where "found" and "power" have the same ow sound. In "a nation that isn't broken," the poet uses consonance with the repetition of n sounds.