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ancient mythology.

Examples include the


Epic of Gilgamesh
and the Vedas
(sacred texts of
Hinduism). This style of
writing may have
developed to help
people memorize long
chains of
information in the days
before writing. Rhythm
and rhyme can make the
text more memorable,
and
thus easier to preserve
for cultures that do not
have a written language.
Poetry can be written
with all the same
purposes as any other
kind of literature –
beauty,
humor, storytelling,
political messages, etc.
Direction: Choose a
student who will read
aloud the short
contemporary poem
entitled “Mother to Son”
BY LANGSTON HUGHES.
After reading the poem,
analyze
and interpret it.
Mother to Son
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no
crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no
carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in
the dark
Where there ain’t been
no light.
So boy, don’t you turn
back.
Don’t you set down on
the steps
’Cause you finds it’s
kinder hard.
Don’t you fall now—
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t been
no crystal stair
ancient mythology.
Examples include the
Epic of Gilgamesh
and the Vedas
(sacred texts of
Hinduism). This style of
writing may have
developed to help
people memorize long
chains of
information in the days
before writing. Rhythm
and rhyme can make the
text more memorable,
and
thus easier to preserve
for cultures that do not
have a written language.
Poetry can be written
with all the same
purposes as any other
kind of literature –
beauty,
humor, storytelling,
political messages, etc.
Direction: Choose a
student who will read
aloud the short
contemporary poem
entitled “Mother to Son”
BY LANGSTON HUGHES.
After reading the poem,
analyze
and interpret it.
Mother to Son
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no
crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no
carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in
the dark
Where there ain’t been
no light.
So boy, don’t you turn
back.
Don’t you set down on
the steps
’Cause you finds it’s
kinder hard.
Don’t you fall now—
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t been
no crystal stair
ancient mythology.
Examples include the
Epic of Gilgamesh
and the Vedas
(sacred texts of
Hinduism). This style of
writing may have
developed to help
people memorize long
chains of
information in the days
before writing. Rhythm
and rhyme can make the
text more memorable,
and
thus easier to preserve
for cultures that do not
have a written language.
Poetry can be written
with all the same
purposes as any other
kind of literature –
beauty,
humor, storytelling,
political messages, etc.
Direction: Choose a
student who will read
aloud the short
contemporary poem
entitled “Mother to Son”
BY LANGSTON HUGHES.
After reading the poem,
analyze
and interpret it.
Mother to Son
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no
crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no
carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in
the dark
Where there ain’t been
no light.
So boy, don’t you turn
back.
Don’t you set down on
the steps
’Cause you finds it’s
kinder hard.
Don’t you fall now—
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t been
no crystal stair
Mother to Son
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no
crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no
carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in
the dark
Where there ain’t been
no light.
So boy, don’t you turn
back.
Don’t you set down on
the steps
’Cause you finds it’s
kinder hard.
Don’t you fall now—
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t been
no crystal stair
Direction: POEM Analysis.
Read and analyze the poem, after reading, accomplish the task below.

Mother to Son
BY LANGSTON HUGHES

Well, son, I’ll tell you:


Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light.
So boy, don’t you turn back.
Don’t you set down on the steps
’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.
Don’t you fall now—
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair

Answer the following:

SUMMARY:

Metaphor used:

Theme:

Structure:

Imagery:

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