No Crystal Stair

illustrate why and how metaphor are used. In the poem, Hugues writes “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” Life and crystal stair are two different things getting compared. The poet purpose of writing this line is to show how the mother’s life has not been easy. Crystal stair represent an easy way to success, which was not the case in the mother’s life. The poet continues to compare life as stair with splinters, with turning corners, and many more things. The different Metaphor used in this

Perseverance can play a huge role in a person’s life. Through difficult times, having perseverance can help anybody overcome their obstacles. When dealing with incredibly low income, perseverance is a helpful tool to have in a person's toolbox of life. In Langston Hughes poem’ “Mother to Son” the mother is advising her son about the hardships in life with the usage of imagery, metaphors and encouragement. The mother uses her life experiences to teach her son what she had to go through. During her

extended metaphor within the whole poem. The constantly acknowledged metaphor throughout this poem is the comparison of the mother’s life to a set of crystal stairs. In the poem the mother says “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair,” this metaphor is to portray that the mother’s life hasn’t been easy going and beautiful like a set of crystal stairs would be. Furthermore, it helps us get a clear image that the mother’s life has been filled with ups and downs. The mother is portrayed to have had a

“Mother to Son,” written by Langston Hughes, is a short poem about a mother who is teaching her son about perseverance and determination by using the image of a staircase. She explains that even though life has given her many hardships, she continues forward and she urges her son to do the same. In “Mother to Son,” Langston Hughes uses an extended metaphor, imagery, dialect, and structure to paint a picture of a weary mother who wants her son to persevere through the hardships of life. The theme

The poems tone can be one that is best described as moralizing, heartening, and hopeful. The message is relayed in this poem to the reader through the conversation between the mother and her son. The mother states, “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair” (Hughes, 1922), just letting her son know

Mother to Son and The Coora Flower: A Poetry Analysis In poetry, more so than any other form of literature, understanding sound, meaning and theme are key to understanding the work itself. In the case of the poems “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes and “The Coora Flower” by Gwendolyn Brooks these elements, when heavily focused upon, allow the reader to discover the message that these writers were attempting to convey. Thought both writers use these elements to their fullest to communicate their respective

Characterization this develops the theme of there is no easy way in life. To begin, the author uses Figurative Language to develop the theme by showing us that the stairs represent the mother's life. It says “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” This means her her life has not been easy that is what the stair stands for. The author uses figurative

     Never having any guidance, or direction, he has always seemed to work through all obstacles. Langston was a young man, roughly beginning his first year of medical school. Everyone he knew saw it a miricle that he ever made it as far as a bachelors degree, much less a Medical Degree.      Born a “mistake” never knowing his mother, or father he spent much of his childhood and adolescence running from foster homes east and west, he had never known

Character Essay 2016 By:Naythan Bernal Would you give up? I would not give up on something I would not give up on a job or a test or on life because if you give up you will get a poor paying job and have a bad score on your test.If you give up on life you will be living on the streets,become homeless,and end up wondering why did I give up.According to Wiston churchill you should never give up he said, Never give in,except to convictions of honour and good sense.Never yield to force.Never yield

In the short story, No Crystal Stair,Lewis Michaux , the protagonist in the book, had a first hand experience of how society after implementing Martin Luther King philosophy of nonviolence.Lewis had opened an african american bookstore in harlem to help black learn. Lewis´ bookstore