Mother to Som

In the "Mother to Son", the mother compares her life to a _____ 

• river

• road

• staircase

• journey

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

• Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair

• And places with no carpet on the floor

• So boy, don’t you turn back

• I’se still climbin’

Who is the speaker in the poem "Mother to Son"?

• The mother

• The daughter

• The son

• The father

In the poem, whom is the speaker addressing and about what?

• A mother is telling a story to her child about her own childhood.

• A mother is describing for her son the climb up a crystal staircase.

• A son us recounting a conversation with his mother about his struggle to earn a comfortable living.

• A mother is warning her son about the difficulties of life and the struggle to presevere.

What sort of message is the mother trying to share with her son?

• Your life is going to be very easy, son, so you don't have any reason to worry

• Life is hard. Give up and take the easy way out

• My life has been hard, your life is going to be hard, too. Don't give up. Keep struggling through it

Why is a “stairway” a particularly appropriate metaphor to describe the wisdom the mother is trying to impart to her son? 

• Stairways are almost always dirty and rough.

• One has to clean and wax a stairway to make it look good.

• A stairway takes steady persistence to climb and it can go up and down.

• Stairways are often found in expensive houses.

The tone of the poem "Mother To Son" is

• Light and fun

• Serious sharing of important information

• Angry and disappointed

The poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes uses dialect. Which of the following sentences give an example of dialect?

• "Let me tell you son,...."

• "LIfe has been a staircase with tacks and splinters."

• For I’se still goin’, honey,

  I’se still climbin’,

• "So boy, don't you turn back"

In the poem 'Mother to Son', what does the mother compare her life to?

• A) A river

• B) A road

• C) A staircase

• D) A journey

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

• A) Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair

• B) And places with no carpet on the floor

• C) So boy, don’t you turn back

• D) I’se still climbin’