Post Utme Greenfield University 2017 Literature Question 17

Practice objective / multiple choice question 17 from the 2017 Post Utme Greenfield University Literature examination.

Post Utme Greenfield University 2017 Literature Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 17 POST_UTME_GREENFIELD_UNIVERSITY • 2017 • LITERATURE • objective

In the poem 'The New Colossus' by Emma Lazarus, what is the significance of the line 'Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, / I lift my lamp beside the golden door!'?

Answer Options

A. It emphasizes the importance of freedom and opportunity
Correct Answer B. It highlights the struggles of immigrants and the need for a safe haven
C. It showcases the poet's own experiences as an immigrant
D. It is a metaphor for the American Dream
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
It highlights the struggles of immigrants and the need for a safe haven

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This is Post Utme Greenfield University 2017 Literature Question 17. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Greenfield University Literature examination.

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