MOTHER TO SON

Who is the speaker in the poem?

• son

• mother

• stair

• grandmother

The mother tells her son

• to be more carefree

• to not fall in love

• not to give up

• to make more money

Which line from the poem reflects a lesson the speaker wants her son to learn?

• Life for me ain't been no crystal stair

• I'se still climbin'

• So boy, don't you turn back

• And places with no carpet on the floor

What is the main type of figurative language used in the poem?

• extended metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

Which lines from the poem best suggest that the speaker is persistent?

• For I'se still goin' honey,? I'se still climbin'

• And boards torn up,/ And places with no carpet on the floor-

• It's had tacks in it, / And splinters,

• 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard./Don't you fall now-

The first person point of view helps the reader

• emphatize with the son

• describe the kind of mother and son's relationship

• understand the struggles faced by the mother

• reflect on why the son is struggling

In the poem, Mother to Son, the mother compares her life to a

• road

• journey

• river

• staircase

The mother's tone is best described as

• fearful

• kind and firm

• harsh

• indifferent

Who wrote the poem Mother to Son?

• Langston Hughes

• William Shakespeare

• Thomas Edison

• Ida B. Wells-Barnett

What does the line" And reachin' landin's , and turnin' corners" show about the speaker in the poem?

• She needed to keep stopping for a rest

• She was able to move through her obstacles

• She was able to climb a mountain

• She couldn't overcome her difficulties