Speaker or Narrator, and Point of View
The poem "Long Island Sound" is written with a first-person narrator.
The poems "1492" and "The New Colossus" feature a third-person narrator.
Form and Meter
"Long Island Sound", "1492" and "The New Colossus" are all sonnets, comprised of 14 lines, with two enclosed rhymes followed by six lines of alternating rhymes.
Metaphors and Similes
"1492"
Metaphors:
l. 2: "with flaming sword"
l. 3: "The children of the prophets of the Lord"
l. 10: "A virgin world"
l. 10: "doors of sunset"
"The New Colossus"
Similes:
l. 1: "like the brazen giant"
Metaphors:
l. 2: "conquering limbs"
l. 3: "sunset gates"
l. 14: "the golden door"
"Long Island Sound"
Similes:
l. 12: "fantastical as sleep"
Alliteration and Assonance
"1492"
l. 2: "forth with flaming"
l. 4: "Prince, priest, and people"
"The New Colossus"
l. 7: "world-wide welcome"
Irony
There are no instances of irony in the poems.
Genre
"Long Island Sound", "1492" and "The New Colossus" are all sonnets.
Setting
"Long Island Sound" is set on a beach in Long Island in New York City during an afternoon in August of an unspecified year.
Tone
The tone of the poem "The New Colossus" is proud, enthusiastic and patriotic.
Protagonist and Antagonist
In the poem "The New Colossus" the protagonist is the statue of Liberty, who stands against the countries opposing freedom (the "ancient lands" in line 9 likely refer to Western Europe).
Major Conflict
There are no major conflicts in the poems.
Climax
In the poem "1492" the climax happens in line 9-11, when those hateful people that have been cast out of Spain find the "virgin" (l. 10) America who is willing to take them in but will suffer because of that decision eventually.
Foreshadowing
"1492"
In line 1, the speaker calls 1492 a "two-faced year", foreshadowing that the year will eventually be deceitful and bring only pain.
Understatement
There are no instances of understatement in the poems.
Allusions
The poem "1492" is an allusion to Christopher Columbus' discovery of America.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
"1492"
Metonymy:
l. 2: "Spain cast forth"
the Spanish king and queen
l. 6: "The West" & "the East"
countries in the East and the West
Personification
In the poem "The New Colossus" the Statue of Liberty is personified.
In the poem "1492" the continent of North America is personified.
Hyperbole
"1492"
l. 5: "from sea to sea, from state to state"
Onomatopoeia
There are no instances of onomatopoeia in the poems.
