"mother to son" languston hughes

volta

means shift in latin

What might the mother’s dialect tell you about her?

she is uneducated, lived a hard life and doesn’t want her son to endure that life

What does image does “crystal stair” show?

a life without obstacles

What images does the mother use to describe the difficulties she has faced?

a place without carpets, and a journey is a set of stairs

Why did the author put “bare” on a line?

she’s alone, only herself, no father in the kid’s life

Why is the mother a strong speaker in this poem?

provides an example, someone who is lived it

What advice does the mother give to her son?

you have to keep going, even when its hard

What is the son like?

he wants to quit/give up

What is the extended metaphor in “mother to son”

a hard life to a room without a carpet and broads, then a easy life is represented by a crystal stair case