"The New Colossus" and Other Poems Glossary

by Emma Lazarus

"The New Colossus" and Other Poems Glossary

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Written by Lina Christoph

thou - 1492

old poetic form of 'you'

two-faced - 1492

deceitful, hypocritical, false

didst - 1492

old poetic form of "did" (second person singular)

zealot - 1492

fanatical

hounded - 1492

chased, persecuted, pursued

creed - 1492

religion, faith, belief

storied - The New Colossus

famous, legendary

teeming - The New Colossus

overflowing, full, bursting

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