Read the following poem:
РОЕМ
"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.
Answer the following:
What are the IMAGERY
The use of the 5 senses and figurative language.
Find text evidence
- "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." (Metaphor)
- "It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor—Bare." (Imagery of a rough and difficult path)
- "I'se been a-climbin' on, And reachin landin's, And turnin' corners" (Visual imagery of climbing and turning corners)
- "And sometimes goin in the dark Where there ain't been no light." (Visual imagery of darkness and lack of light)
- "Don't you turn back. Don't you set down on the steps 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard." (Visual imagery of someone struggling to climb)