"The New Colossus"

The new colossus is the Statue of Liberty. The sonnet honoring it was written by Emma Lazarus, who donated it to an auction to raise money for the pedestal on which it can now be seen by millions of people from around the world.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 12 Unit 5's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: The New Colossus, Refugee in America, Comments on The Arrival
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  1. brazen
    made of or resembling brass, as in color or hardness
    Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame
  2. astride
    with one leg on each side
    With conquering limbs astride from land to land
  3. torch
    a light usually carried in the hand
    Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
    A mighty woman with a torch
  4. flame
    combustion of materials producing heat and light and smoke
    whose flame
    Is the imprisoned lightning
  5. exile
    a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
    and her name
    Mother of Exiles
  6. beacon
    a fire that can be seen from a distance
    From her beacon-hand
    Glows world-wide welcome
  7. harbor
    a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
    her mild eyes command
    The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame
  8. pomp
    ceremonial elegance and splendor
    "Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
    With silent lips.
  9. huddle
    crowd or draw together
    Give me your tired, your poor,
    Your huddled masses
  10. yearn
    desire strongly or persistently
    yearning to breathe free
  11. wretched
    very unhappy; full of misery
    The wretched refuse
  12. teeming
    abundantly filled with especially living things
    of your teeming shore
  13. tempest
    a strong storm with violent winds
    Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
    I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
Created on Sat Mar 07 19:23:24 EST 2015 (updated Sat Mar 07 21:21:39 EST 2015)

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