Post Utme Bells University 2019 Literature Question 36

Practice objective / multiple choice question 36 from the 2019 Post Utme Bells University Literature examination.

Post Utme Bells University 2019 Literature Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 36 POST_UTME_BELLS_UNIVERSITY • 2019 • LITERATURE • objective

In the poem 'Mother to Son' by Langston Hughes, what is the significance of the mother's use of the staircase as a metaphor?

Answer Options

A. The staircase represents the mother's own struggles and hardships in life.
B. The staircase is a symbol of the mother's desire for her son to climb out of poverty and achieve success.
C. The staircase represents the mother's own aspirations and dreams for her son's future.
Correct Answer D. The staircase is a metaphor for the mother's own sense of hope and resilience in the face of adversity.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
The staircase is a metaphor for the mother's own sense of hope and resilience in the face of adversity.

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This is Post Utme Bells University 2019 Literature Question 36. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Post Utme Bells University Literature examination.

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