mother to son

1.       The title seems to mean a relationship between a mother and son. Maybe there ups and down or strong love. After I read the poem, the title meant the mother giving her son a discussion about her life not being easy.

2.       I know that the speaker of the poem is from the country side with her accent, and she’s talking to her son who maybe is growing up or is young. But she wants them to have an idea about life not being easy.

3.       What happens in the poem is the mother is giving a lesson to her son about life. She introduces the conflicts of her life; she mentions her life wasn’t just a breeze through.

4.       Her attitude seems caring and confident but also complaining about what she’s explaining. “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it, And splinter s, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor—Bare.” Is an example of how she complains about her life not being perfect.

5.       The dramatic moment is when she compares her life to: crystal stair’s, tacks, splinters, boards up and carpet.

6.       She speaks with a very earnest intense and reverent tone. Very calm and obsequious.

7.       The poem doesn’t represent any particular form.

8.       “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.” I think this line is most central in understanding the poem because it explains that shes talking to her son about her ruff life and how it’s not always easy. That he shouldn’t let down just always keep going.

9.       The main shift is when the mother is explaining how ruff her life was and then she says “So boy, don’t you turn back. Don’t you set down on the steps” which lets us know she’s  talking to her son about her life.

10.   I chose this poem because me and my mom have a strong relationship and I wante to see if the poem was similar to ours. Also I related to it by when I was little my mom would tell me about her life and how it isn’t easy and that I need to do well in school and succeed.