Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Mother To Son Response

Mother to Son Response

This is a short response to: “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes.

Some different figurative languages in “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes are metaphors like where it keeps saying crystal stair comparing to life meaning that because he was saying that life wasn’t a crystal stair it, was difficult. The parts where it says "splinters, boards torn up and no carpet" are also metaphors also saying that life is difficult. Also the parts where it says "light and dark" describing how sometimes there was no help from others. The mood of the poem toward the reader is sad but motivating. The tone is to motivate the reader by saying how they are still climbing the “stairs” of life.

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