Answer to Question #248751 in English for Pfarelo

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Question 1: Please read the following poem by Langston Hughes and answer the
questions that follow.
Mother to Son
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.
Question 1

1.2 What are the typical characteristics of such a poem? (2)
1.3 The poem’s speaker says that her life hasn’t been a “crystal stair”. Is this
literal or figurative image? What does it suggest? (2)
1.4 The poem’s opening line contains repetitions of the “-ll” sound. What is this
poetic device called and what effect does it have

Answer 1

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