The Statue of Liberty is now recognized as a symbol of freedom and refuge for people of all nationalities and homelands. This method of personification is effective to get across Lazarus’s own opinion about the statue, because the dialogue explains how maternal and welcoming the statue is and what she represents. The statue’s words are “cried…with silent lips” (9-10). Lazarus writes six of the fourteen lines of the poem as personified dialogue of the statue. The most prominent way that Lady Liberty is personified is through the use of dialogue. In her poem, Lazarus uses personification as a figurative element to paint a literary picture of the statue. This statue is a powerful symbol of freedom and welcome, and Lazarus describes it as “a mighty woman” (4). In “The New Colossus,” Lazarus is describing the Statue of Liberty. To compare and contrast Lazarus and Shelley’s poems exposes how different two seemingly similar sonnets can be. “Ozymandias” is a pessimistic poem about a collapsed and decaying statue that once was very distinguished. “The New Colossus” is an idealistic poem about the Statue of Liberty in New York City. These poems, sonnets about similar subjects, differ in tone. Comparing and Contrasting “The New Colossus” and “Ozymandias”Įmma Lazarus, author of “The New Colossus,” and Percy Shelley, author of “Ozymandias,” both wrote poems in which statues were personified.
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