I've posted a meaningful Langston Hughes' poem below. Read it and answer both of the questions below about it in complete sentences. Use your BOK for assistance.
Mother to Son
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.
1. What is the theme or message of this poem? Use two pieces of text evidence to support your answer. Be sure to explain how your evidence supports your theme. Remember the short answer response format.
The theme of "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes is ____________.
First,______________. This supports the theme because _____________________. Second, ___________________. This supports the theme because __________________. Overall, ______.
2. Identify one piece of figurative language Hughes uses in this poem. Give an example of it from the poem.
One piece of figurative language Hughes uses in "Mother to Son" is ____________. For example, he writes, "____________________."
3. Do you think Hughes's mom gives him good advice about life in this poem? Why or why not?
Yes/no, she gives useful/poor advice because ____________________.