The New Colossus
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Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
A.
What is the main idea of the poem?
- To speak out against immigration
- To show how great American is
- To welcome immigrants to America
- To offer hope to those leaving America
B.
How does the author use personification in the poem?
- Referring to the statue as "her" and "she"
- Having the statute speak
- Saying her eyes command
- All of the above
C.
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
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D.
The speaker calls the Statue of Liberty the "Mother of Exiles." What is an exile?
- An immigrant
- Someone who has spent years abroad
- An American citizen
- Someone forced from his country
E.
"Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame" is a reference to the infamous statue the Colossus of Rhodes. This is an example of a(n)
- simile.
- allusion.
- metaphor.
- illustration.
F.
In the next to last line, the speaker uses the word TEMPEST. The meaning of the word tempest is most likely
- a play by Shakespeare.
- a Greek god.
- a calm ride on a ship.
- a violent, windy storm.
G.
Which word is not a synonym of "wretched" as it is used in the poem?
- Cheap
- Deplorable
- Pitiful
- Worthless
H.
What is the meaning of the word "beacon" in line six?
- Light
- Waving
- Freedom
- Beckoning
I.
Which characteristic of Emma Lazarus most likely influenced her decision to write the poem?
- Her elite social status
- Her desire to write poetry
- Her Jewish heritage
- Her mentor, Ralph Waldo Emerson
J.
The poem is an example of a
- villanelle.
- sonnet.
- haiku.
- epitaph.
K.
"The New Colossus" is inscribed on what famous statue?
- The Eiffel Tower
- The Vietnam Memorial
- The Statue of Liberty
- The Washington Monument
L.
In the poem, the word "teeming" in line 12 most likely means
- full.
- dirty.
- rich.
- dangerous.