Mother to Son by Ivan Krat https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b By: Ivan Krat, Cole Maldonado, Even Brizendine en-us 2018-10-30 17:22:50 UTC 2024-05-28 08:19:33 UTC hello@padlet.com The title tells us that this poem is about a mom talking to her son. evan_brizendine https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298647674 2018-10-30 17:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298647674 Motivational cole_maldonado https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298647880 2018-10-30 17:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298647880 The poem "Mother to Son" is a mother telling her son not to give up when life isn't glamorous and there are many obstacle. ivan_krat https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298648085 2018-10-30 17:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298648085 Life will not always be perfect, and sometimes you will need to just persevere through the tough parts. cole_maldonado https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298650430 2018-10-30 17:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298650430 A mother to son conversation usually means it would be serious, they are having a heart to heart evan_brizendine https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298652625 2018-10-30 17:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298652625 The main shift occurs when the mother stops talking about how hard life could be and starts talking how he should never give up. cole_maldonado https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298653223 2018-10-30 17:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298653223 The stairs in the poem "Mother to Son" is symbolism of life and its obstacles. ivan_krat https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298658053 2018-10-30 17:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298658053 The point of view in the short narrative is the first person view of the mother as she talks to her son. ivan_krat https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298660035 2018-10-30 17:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298660035 Langston Hughes uses diction such as "tacks", "splinters", and "bare" to show the rough condition of the mothers life. ivan_krat https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298662598 2018-10-30 17:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ivan_krat/wyzp535bap7b/wish/298662598