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    The poem describes the mother's difficult journey through life as not being like a crystal stair, which suggests an easy path. Her life has had obstacles like tacks, splinters, and places without carpet, suggesting hardship. She tells her son not to give up and turn back, but to keep moving forward as she has done, despite life being hard. The mother's life has been one of perseverance in the face of challenges.

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    The poem describes the mother's difficult journey through life as not being like a crystal stair, which suggests an easy path. Her life has had obstacles like tacks, splinters, and places without carpet, suggesting hardship. She tells her son not to give up and turn back, but to keep moving forward as she has done, despite life being hard. The mother's life has been one of perseverance in the face of challenges.

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    The poem describes the mother's difficult journey through life as not being like a crystal stair, which suggests an easy path. Her life has had obstacles like tacks, splinters, and places without carpet, suggesting hardship. She tells her son not to give up and turn back, but to keep moving forward as she has done, despite life being hard. The mother's life has been one of perseverance in the face of challenges.

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    Mother To Son Questions

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    The poem describes the mother's difficult journey through life as not being like a crystal stair, which suggests an easy path. Her life has had obstacles like tacks, splinters, and places without carpet, suggesting hardship. She tells her son not to give up and turn back, but to keep moving forward as she has done, despite life being hard. The mother's life has been one of perseverance in the face of challenges.

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    Mother to Son by Langston Hughes


    Well, son, I'll tell you:
    Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
    It's had tacks in it,
    And splinters,
    And boards torn up,
    And places with no carpet on the floor
    Bare.
    But all the time
    I'se been a-climbin' on,
    And reachin' landin's,
    And turnin' corners,
    And sometimes goin' in the dark
    Where there ain't been no light.
    So, boy, don't you turn back.
    Don't you set down on the steps.
    'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
    Don't you fall now
    For I'se still goin', honey,
    I'se still climbin',
    And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
    Poetic Techniques Short Answer Questions
    1.

    What has the mother's life been like? Cite several images in the poem that support your answer.

    2.

    What does the mother's dialect tell you about her? Cite examples that support your answer.

    3.

    What advice does the mother give to her son?

    4.

    What does the image of a "crystal stair" suggest?

    5.

    The poem contains an extended metaphor. What is the comparison that is being made?

    6.

    What do you think the son in the poem is like? Cite examples that support your answer.

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