Answer to Question #249104 in English for Lungi

Question

Please read the following poem 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
1.1 What kind of poem is this?
1.2 What are the typical characteristics of such a poem?
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?
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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