Wretched refuse - the miserable, poor people considered worthless Huddled masses - a large crowd that is closely packed together Pedestal - An architectural support or base, as for a column or statueĮngraved on a plaque - carved, cut, or etched into a flat plate for a monument Mingle - to become mixed or united with to interact withĮrected - raised to an upright condition. Immigrant - a person who leaves one country to live permanently in another country What are the people looking at on the cover? What do you think they are thinking? The entire poem, The New Colossus, is on the last page under Author's Note. Originally a gift from France to celebrate our shared national struggles for liberty, the Statue, thanks to Emma's poem, slowly came to shape our hearts, defining us as a nation that welcomes and gives refuge to those who come to our shores. In 1883, Emma Lazarus, deeply moved by an influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe, wrote a sonnet that was to give voice to the Statue of Liberty. Grade Level: 2nd (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
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