Question

“ ‘Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!’ cries she

With silent lips. ‘Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.’ ”

Who are the “tired,” “poor,” “huddled masses” to which the poem refers?
A-Americans who were leaving the country
B- Americans who lived in New York City
C-immigrants passing through Ellis Island
D-immigrants passing through Angel Island

Answer 1

The answer is C. immigrants passing through Ellis island

Answer 2

Answer: C-immigrants passing through Ellis Island

Step-by-step explanation:

The poem ‘The New Colossus’, by Emma Lazarus, which decorates the stand of the Statue of Liberty, was written in 1883.

France gave the Statue of Liberty to the US as a present, expecting it to become a symbol of enlightenment for those European nations still under tyranny. But Lazarus poem made the Statue of Liberty to be considered as a beacon of welcome for immigrants arriving in the United States