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In the poem "Mother to Son" poet Langston Hughes expresses through the speakers persona, a struggle to defeat the barriers set before her in life. Hughes uses an informal conversation between the speaker and her son to tell him about her journey through life. To understand the language of this poem Hughes uses metaphors, connotations, and symbols. The poet knew in writing a poem with an through informal conversation he would need elements of language to expose a clear picture to the audience.
In this poem the speaker uses metaphors to relate to her journey in life. As the speaker begins to converse with her son she begins to say "life for me ain't been no crystal stair/ it's had tacks in it/and splinters"(2-4). In saying this I assumed that the speaker is saying that her life has not always been crystal clear and perfect. She has had some bumpy roads that could have prevented her from moving on. Crystal stairs don't necessarily have splinters in them or on them but you can see......

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