Read the excerpt from "Lady Liberty." The frame took more than two years to finish, and it was hard for me to imagine the dedication required to create such a magnificent structure. Papa said Eiffel formed twelve thousand iron pieces to the exact shape needed, and they fit together using seven million nails. Thin sheets of Bartholdi's hammered copper attached to Eiffel's frame. The copper’s thickness was about the same as two pennies, and, combined with the frame, the pieces were one inch thick. They let the statue sway in the wind and expand and contract with heat or cold. It was designed so any stress was shifted to the steel supports inside – although the sea air did turn the copper surface to a soft green tarnish. Which line from this excerpt contains subjective language? It was designed so any stress was shifted to the steel supports inside – although the sea air did turn the copper surface to a soft green tarnish. The copper’s thickness was about the same as two pennies, and, combined with the frame, the pieces were one inch thick. Papa said Eiffel formed twelve thousand iron pieces to the exact shape needed, and they fit together using seven million nails. The frame took more than two years to finish, and it was hard for me to imagine the dedication required to create such a magnificent structure.