Post Utme Pan Atlantic University 2019 Literature Question 16

Practice objective / multiple choice question 16 from the 2019 Post Utme Pan Atlantic University Literature examination.

Post Utme Pan Atlantic University 2019 Literature Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 16 POST_UTME_PAN-ATLANTIC_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

Correct Answer A. The speaker is emphasizing the idea that life is a journey with many obstacles to overcome.
B. The speaker is suggesting that life is a series of choices that one must make.
C. The speaker is comparing life to a physical stairway with many steps to climb.
D. The speaker is using the metaphor to convey the idea that life is a never-ending cycle.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
The speaker is emphasizing the idea that life is a journey with many obstacles to overcome.

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This is Post Utme Pan Atlantic University 2019 Literature Question 16. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Post Utme Pan Atlantic University Literature examination.

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