Question

1 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 5 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 10 With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to be free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" Which BEST describes the how the poet uses the word "refuse" in the last stanza? A) to literally describe the garbage in New York Harbor B) to figuratively compare the immigrants to garbage that needs to be cleaned away C) to figuratively depict the immigrants that are unwanted abroad but that America will embrace D) None of these choices accurately represent how the poet uses the word "refuse" in this poem.

Answer 1

C. to figuratively depict the immigrants that are unwanted abroad but that America will embrace

Step-by-step explanation:

This best represents the figurative use of the term "refuse," as the poet speaks about taking the "huddled masses" from other countries into America.

Answer 2

C) to figuratively depict the immigrants that are unwanted abroad but that America will embrace

Step-by-step explanation: