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    The poem describes life as not being easy, like climbing up a crystal stair. The speaker's life has had obstacles like tacks, splinters, and bare floors without carpet. Despite difficulties, the speaker has continued climbing upwards through reaching landings and turning corners, sometimes in the dark without light. The speaker encourages their son not to give up or turn back, because finding it hard, and to keep going up like the speaker is still doing.

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    The poem describes life as not being easy, like climbing up a crystal stair. The speaker's life has had obstacles like tacks, splinters, and bare floors without carpet. Despite difficulties, the speaker has continued climbing upwards through reaching landings and turning corners, sometimes in the dark without light. The speaker encourages their son not to give up or turn back, because finding it hard, and to keep going up like the speaker is still doing.

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    The poem describes life as not being easy, like climbing up a crystal stair. The speaker's life has had obstacles like tacks, splinters, and bare floors without carpet. Despite difficulties, the speaker has continued climbing upwards through reaching landings and turning corners, sometimes in the dark without light. The speaker encourages their son not to give up or turn back, because finding it hard, and to keep going up like the speaker is still doing.

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    Mother to Son (99 Words: B)

    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.

    Commented [JA1]: Splinters could mean The aches and


    pains from working as a slave and still trying to support her
    family.
    Commented [JA2]: Boards torn up could be her talking
    about her family or home being torn apart.
    Commented [JA3]: No carpets being on the floor could
    mean the way they were living and how the house was all
    broken up . no comfy spot to sit down on or soft flooring.

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