Post Utme Uniosun 2017 Literature Question 1

Practice objective / multiple choice question 1 from the 2017 Post Utme Uniosun Literature examination.

Post Utme Uniosun 2017 Literature Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 1 POST_UTME_UNIOSUN • 2017 • 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 difficulties and hardships of life.
B. The speaker is suggesting that life is a journey with many twists and turns.
C. The speaker is comparing life to a staircase with many steps to climb.
D. The speaker is using the metaphor to convey the idea that life is a never-ending struggle.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
The speaker is emphasizing the difficulties and hardships of life.

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This is Post Utme Uniosun 2017 Literature Question 1. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Uniosun Literature examination.

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