https://padlet.com/mmorris71/4unoue72gt7h Annotation Poem en-us 2019-12-08 19:49:15 UTC 2025-11-06 01:31:12 UTC hello@padlet.com mmorris71 https://padlet.com/mmorris71/4unoue72gt7h/wish/421358822 "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." This line hints that a lesson is going to be taught in this poem. The mother is using a metaphor as to how her life hasn't been easy. How she had to work hard for everything she has and nothing was handed to her. ]]> 2019-12-08 19:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mmorris71/4unoue72gt7h/wish/421358822 mmorris71 https://padlet.com/mmorris71/4unoue72gt7h/wish/421361080 "I'se been a climbin' on." This mother is telling her son that when life knocks you on, you keep going and don't give up. You could conclude that this was written during an older time because of the slang used in this line. ]]> 2019-12-08 20:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mmorris71/4unoue72gt7h/wish/421361080 mmorris71 https://padlet.com/mmorris71/4unoue72gt7h/wish/421362270 "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair", compared to "And life for me ain't been no crystal star." This line is repeated in the poem to remind the reader of the poet's purpose in writing the poem. The mother's life has not been so easy, is what she wants to remind her son of. ]]> 2019-12-08 20:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mmorris71/4unoue72gt7h/wish/421362270 mmorris71 https://padlet.com/mmorris71/4unoue72gt7h/wish/421362997 "It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up." These lines use examples of what the mother's life has been like. This could be seen as a metaphor because of how the bad things in her life are compared to splinters, tacks, and torn up boards. Also, symbolism because the tacks, splinters, and the torn up boards symbolize the bad things that happened in the mother's life]]> 2019-12-08 20:17:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mmorris71/4unoue72gt7h/wish/421362997 mmorris71 https://padlet.com/mmorris71/4unoue72gt7h/wish/421363895 "For I'se still goin honey." This shows that the mother is working past the things that brought her down in her life. She is working on overcoming the let downs in her life in order to rise above them. ]]> 2019-12-08 20:22:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmorris71/4unoue72gt7h/wish/421363895 mmorris71 https://padlet.com/mmorris71/4unoue72gt7h/wish/421364485 "I'se been a-climbin' on, And reachin' landin's, And turnin' corners." These lines give the reader a sense of hope from the mother as she has risen above the tribulations in her life. As if she is on the right path on finally tackling the bad things in her life. ]]> 2019-12-08 20:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmorris71/4unoue72gt7h/wish/421364485 mmorris71 https://padlet.com/mmorris71/4unoue72gt7h/wish/421365328 "Well, son, I'll tell you:" and "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." The tone of these lines are tragic and it is a lesson that may be for someone to grasp and apply to life. ]]> 2019-12-08 20:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mmorris71/4unoue72gt7h/wish/421365328