Help Me With This Read: 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!"

1. The title of the poem refers to the Colossus of Rhodes—a giant statue of the sun god, Helios—erected in the ancient Greek city of Rhodes to celebrate the city’s victory over Cyprus. How do you know from the poem that the “mighty woman with a torch” is also a statue. Cite textual evidence to support your understanding.

2. Who is the “mighty woman with a torch” not like? How is she different? Cite textual evidence to support your answer.

3. To whom is the “mighty woman with a torch” offering a “world-wide welcome”? Cite specific evidence from the poem to support your answer.

4. Use context clues and reference materials to determine two possible meanings of the word brazen as it is used in the first line of “The New Colossus.” Write your definitions of “brazen” and tell where you found them. Verify the part of speech and the usage for each meaning of the word.

5. Use context to determine the meaning of the word exiles as it is used in line 6 of “The New Colossus.” Write your definition of “exiles” here and tell the context clues you used to infer the meaning of the word. Then look in a print or digital dictionary to verify the meaning you inferred.