Post Utme Ims U 2017 Literature Question 37

Practice objective / multiple choice question 37 from the 2017 Post Utme Ims U Literature examination.

Post Utme Ims U 2017 Literature Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 37 POST_UTME_IMS_U • 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. The line represents the American Dream and the idea of freedom.
B. The line symbolizes the struggle for social justice and equality.
C. The line is a reference to the Statue of Liberty and its significance in American history.
Correct Answer D. The line is a metaphor for the immigrant experience and the pursuit of a better life.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
The line is a metaphor for the immigrant experience and the pursuit of a better life.

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This is Post Utme Ims U 2017 Literature Question 37. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Ims U Literature examination.

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