Analysis of The New Colossus

Emma Lazarus 1849 (New York City) – 1887 (New York City)



Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"


Scheme ABBAABBACDCECE
Poetic Form
Metre 1101010111 11001011111 1110111111 0101010111 1001010001 101110101 1111001101 0111011101 1101110111 11011111011 1101010111 0100111101 1101010111 1111010101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 627
Words 109
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 499
Words per stanza (avg) 105
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 18, 2023

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Emma Lazarus

Emma Lazarus was a poet born in New York City. more…

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