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==Interpretation==

==Interpretation==

The sonnet contains several verses, most of which are completely ignored.  The first section of the sonnet presents the tone of the whole:

The sonnet contains several verses, most of which are completely ignored.  The first section of the sonnet presents the tone of the whole.  Emma Lazarus was a fifth-generation girl of Jewish descent who was deeply moved and sympathetic to the plight of those in Russia being mistreated during the [[Pogroms]].  As such, she observed in detail the tyranny used against her people while at the same time she saw Liberty up close because she lived it.  With that context, she begins with a contrast between Liberty and tyranny:

 

:Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,

:Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,

:With conquering limbs astride from land to land;

:With conquering limbs astride from land to land;

Emma Lazarus was a fifth-generation girl of Jewish descent who was deeply moved and sympathetic to the plight of those in Russia being mistreated during the [[Pogroms]].  This section describes how the [[Statue of Liberty]] is "Not like" that other "brazen" statue, which stood "With conquering limbs".  She stands on Liberty Island, but in contrast to the Statue of Tyranny which stood at Rhodes in old Europe.

This section describes how the [[Statue of Liberty]] is "Not like" that other "brazen" statue, which stood "With conquering limbs".  She stands on Liberty Island, but in contrast to the Statue of Tyranny which stood at Rhodes in old Europe.

:Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand

:Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand