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Emma Lazarus Statue Of Liberty Poem X: Maxwell Wallace
Analysis of Emma Lazarus' Statue of Liberty Poem
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Maxwell Wallace
Maxwell Wallace has been a professional freelance copywriter since 1999. His work has appeared in numerous print and online publications. An avid surfer, Wallace enjoys writing about travel and outdoor activities throughout the world. He holds a Bachelor of Science in communication and journalism from Suffolk University, Boston.
"The New Colossus" is a sonnet by the late American poet, Emma Lazarus (1849-1887). 1. Significance * In 1903, "The New Colossus" achieved exceptional notoriety and perdurable fame when the last four lines of the piece were engraved on a large bronze plaque underneath the Statue of Liberty, located on Ellis Island in New York, New York.

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