The New Colossus By: Emma Lazarus A modern Italian (Petrarchan) Sonnet
The poem’s title and 1 st line refer to the Colossus of Rhodes which was statute of a Greek god. The Colossus of Rhodes was built was meant to boast or brag a victory. The poem is on a plaque on the Statute of Liberty. “The New Colossus” centers on how immigrants passed through Ellis Island to start living in America. Background on “The New Colossus”
Colossus of Rhodes Statute of Liberty
A small island on the New York Harbor. Processing center for immigrants from Europe such as Irish and Italian also Jewish Gateway to working in American and achieving the “American Dream” Statute of Liberty is near the island for all to see as a symbol of hope. Ellis Island