Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yeaming 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!
Highlight words that convey tone in YELLOW.
Reminder: Tone is the author's or speaker's attitude about the topic/subject.
1. How does the author's word choice when describing the immigrants coming to America impact our understanding of the poem?
1. What does the phrase "golden door" mean as used in line 5?
1. How do lines 4-5 establish the tone of this excerpt?