Langston Hughes' Mother to Son?

Question

Langston Hughes'
Mother to Son

In this poem, Hughes writes about a mother speaking to her son about life's experiences. He uses the metaphor of a crystal stair.
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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.
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What is the poem about?
What is the theme?
What poetic devises does Hughes use

I also have to memorize and recite this poem.

Answer 1

IT is about YOU

Answer 2

You said what the poem is about yourself. it is about a mom telling her son that life is hard. That it is not some perfect crystal staircase, that there have been things that have hindered her "it had tacks in it, And splinters, and boards torn up, and places with no carpet on the floor." She even has to face the unknown and she is telling her son that he is going to have to do the same at some point in his life, but he is going to continue to hae to clime the stair.
He uses a lot of tactile, and visual imagery, tactile being something you can feel.

Answer 3

that is fairly ordinary for a mom to place by utilising her 19 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous son if he became youthful that's going to be ok . i think of the parents must be interior of sight one yet another and the son by utilising the father if that's a shortage while sharing the mattress .

Answer 4

I HAVE to say this, after hearing questions over & over about 'what's the theme" and "poetic devices" and "meaning."

You will NEVER, EVER hear those questions outside of a classroom. Why is poetry taught that way? Who cares about devices and themes?

A poem means what it makes your heart feel when you read it. What does this poem make your heart feel?