History
The Affordable Care Act was signed into law during what year?
This part of the poem emphasizes a healthcare system where wealth determines care, with brand-name drugs and specialist access available only to those who can afford them
What is the private option
This literary element symbolizes the internal thoughts and reflection of the American people
What is italicization
What word repeats the most in "The Health of Us"?
What is "we"
What social concerns about the AFC was at the forefront of national debate?
What is healthcare divide, what is government overreach, and what is concern about a move toward socialized medicine
In the poem, this is both a literal and metaphorical element, representing something that starts small but, if ignored, grows into a serious issue that cannot be ignored.
What is a cough
This allusion referenced achieving bipartisan support
What is "reaching across the aisle"
There are three main types of motifs: symbolic, conceptual, and structural. Which type of motif mainly focuses on recurring ideas that can be used to symbolize greater meanings?
What is symbolic
The poem refers to a nation founded on genocide and sustained by slavery and an ongoing public health issue. This issue, which involved government-sanctioned unethical medical research is often referenced in discussions about medical inequities and lack of trust in healthcare.
What is Tuskegee Syphilis Study
This term in the poem refers to the idea that political efforts to address healthcare are often blocked or delayed because of party polarization, leaving basic needs like health care subject to partisan conflict
What is gridlock
Repetition was often used throughout the poem to signal unity. List four examples of repetition used within the poem.
What is "we heard"; "we thought"; "we understood"; "we were ready"; "we exist alone"
Motifs are used to represent specific meaning. In the following quote, "We heard health care and we thought public option we thought reaching across the street..." What does "we" represent?
What is unity and togetherness