2. The speaker in the poem, “Mother To Son,” says the following: “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” This is an example of which literary element? (1 point)
rhyme*
simile
metaphor
alliteration
i say a could sombody check and see if this is right
What words in there do you think rhyme with each other?
ohh so it wouldn't be a rhyme then is it a metaphor
Yes, metaphor.
To determine the correct answer, we need to analyze the question and the given options. The speaker in the poem makes the statement, "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." This line does not involve rhyme because there is no repetition of similar sounds at the end of words. It is not an example of alliteration either because alliteration refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words.
Now, we are left with two options: simile and metaphor. A simile is a literary device that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as," while a metaphor directly equates two different things without using "like" or "as." The line in question does not contain a direct comparison using "like" or "as," so it is not a simile. Therefore, the correct answer is a metaphor.
To recap, the correct literary element in the line, "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair," is a metaphor.