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Which feature of "The New Colossus" indicates that it is a sonnet?

It is about a person.

There are lines that rhyme.

It is about a major landmark.

It has fourteen lines.

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Answer:

It has fourteen lines

Step-by-step explanation:

All sonnets have fourteen lines

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Answer:

It has fourteen lines

Step-by-step explanation:

It is true this poem has lines that follow the rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG, like sonnets do. However, the fact that the poem has fourteen lines is what gives you the evidence that it is in fact a sonnet.

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