Noah
Read "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus, with a complete literary analysis exploring immigration, freedom, refuge, national identity, compassion, symbolism, and the famous vision of the Statue of Liberty welcoming displaced and hopeful people to America.
WHEN old Noah stared across the floods
Sky and water melted into one
Looking-glass of shifting tides and sun.
Mountain-tops were few: the ship was foul:
All the morn old Noah marvelled greatly 5
At this weltering world that shone so stately
Drowning deep the rivers and the plains.
Through the stillness came a rippling breeze;
Noah sighed remembering the green trees.
Clear along the morning stooped a bird ¡ª 10
Lit beside him with a blossomed sprig.
Earth was saved; and Noah danced a jig.
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