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Its a Poem about a mother talking to her son

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Mother to Son is about a mother telling her son about that even though she is going through hardships and that she doesn't live the easy life she still is able to stay positive.

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form: free verse
diction: "And splinters, and boards torn up"
imagery: "And places with no carpet on the floor"
POV: First person
Details: "and sometimes going in the dark where there ain't been no light"
Allusions: N/A
symbolism: "no light"
Figurative language: "Life ain't been no crystal stair"
Other devices: "and reachin landin's, and turnin' corners, and sometimes" (Anaphora)

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The speaker is trying to help her son succeed and she is passionate about helping him through his obstacles.Also she is trying to show him he can do it.

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She is saying that life has been really hard but she still got through it and then starts to talk about her her son needs to never give up because life is hard and he should always push through the hard times.

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Mother to son show the hardships of life and how some people deal with it.

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Even though you are going through struggles you still have to keep looking forward.