Post Utme Nile University 2019 Literature Question 6

Practice objective / multiple choice question 6 from the 2019 Post Utme Nile University Literature examination.

Post Utme Nile University 2019 Literature Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 6 POST_UTME_NILE_UNIVERSITY • 2019 • LITERATURE • objective

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

Answer Options

A. The speaker is emphasizing the difficulties of life.
B. The speaker is suggesting that life is a journey with many obstacles.
C. The speaker is comparing life to a staircase with many steps.
Correct Answer D. The speaker is using the metaphor to convey the idea that life is a never-ending struggle.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
The speaker is using the metaphor to convey the idea that life is a never-ending struggle.

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This is Post Utme Nile University 2019 Literature Question 6. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Post Utme Nile University Literature examination.

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