Post Utme Nile University 2018 Literature Question 33

Practice objective / multiple choice question 33 from the 2018 Post Utme Nile University Literature examination.

Post Utme Nile University 2018 Literature Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 33 POST_UTME_NILE_UNIVERSITY • 2018 • LITERATURE • objective

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

Answer Options

A. The metaphor represents the mother's hope for a better future.
Correct Answer B. The metaphor symbolizes the mother's struggle to overcome adversity.
C. The metaphor is a metaphor for the mother's love and sacrifice.
D. The metaphor represents the mother's acceptance of her circumstances.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
The metaphor symbolizes the mother's struggle to overcome adversity.

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This is Post Utme Nile University 2018 Literature Question 33. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Post Utme Nile University Literature examination.

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