Answer to Question #249560 in English for Lungi

Question

How does informal language benefits on the poem mother to son?

Answer 1

In the poem "mother to son", the persona uses plainspoken, informal language as she addresses her son and the poem benefits from use of such language. The informal language, with a metaphor of ascent, symbolizes the speaker's personal, collective and spiritual importance of struggle, endurance and faith. It creates an image of the mother for the reader: a middle aged African-American woman with southern dialect and who has been through many life experiences with valuable advice to share to her son.