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Question

  A) What is the significance of the poem’s title? What might the “hill” signify in our democracy? Why?

B) What do you think is meant by the phrase “quiet isn’t always peace”? If you had to restate this idea in your own words, how would you say this? 

Answer 1

A) I would need the poem to evaluate the significance of the title. The "hill" in our democracy is symbolic of the height of our ideals - fairness, equality, opportunity, and so on.

B) "Quiet isn't always peace". This idea is about the fact that peace usually begins with an inner peace, not outer. It can be totally quiet in a room, but in your mind, there can be all sorts of noise - ruminations, worrying, and such. Restating it I would say: Peace begins within, regardless of the noise without.