Question

Which words from the excerpt most clearly provide the context to support the reader's inference of the meaning of "huddled"?

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."

A. Masses/free
B. Tired/yearning
C. Give/your
D. Breathe/me

Answer 1

Tired/yearning most clearly provide the context to support the reader's inference of the meaning of "huddled" in: "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."

Answer 2

I believe it is C, tired/yearning.