Part A Which of the lines uses figurative language to BEST convey the message that the United States of America is a land of opportunity?

“‘Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!’ cries she”

“‘I lift my lamp beside the golden door!’”

“‘The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.’”

“‘Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me’”

Part B
Which of the following BEST explains how the figure of speech you chose in Part A conveys the message of American opportunity?

The phrase “storied pomp” refers to the riches, which the immigrants may gain by coming to the United States.

The phrase “golden door” conveys the message of American opportunity because it suggests both a precious metal and something opening.

In “wretched refuse” and “teeming shore,” Lazarus emphasizes the poverty that motivated many immigrants to come to the United States of America.

By calling the immigrants “homeless” and “tempest-tost,” the poet emphasizes the misery and danger they are leaving behind for new opportunity in the United States.