Author used the following theme to contribute for America is exceptional or unique is given below.
Explanation:
“America the Beautiful” is a famous patriotic American song written by Katharine Lee Bates with an accompanying hymn tune by Samuel A. Ward. Originally written in 1893 when Bates was inspired by travels from Massachusetts to Colorado, the lyrics were amended to the version below, published 1913. The song quickly gained popularity with the American public and is still sung at patriotic events today. As you read, make notes about how the imagery and diction contribute to the theme of the poem.
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America! God shed
His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
O beautiful for pilgrim feet,
Whose stern impassion’d stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America! God mend thine ev’ry flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!
O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life!
America! America! May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness,
And ev’ry gain divine!
O Beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam,
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America! God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
"America the Beautiful" has been called "an expression of patriotism at its finest." It conveys an attitude of appreciation and gratitude for the nation's extraordinary physical beauty and abundance, without triumphalism. .
