Answers+to+Mother+and+Son

Read "Mother to Son" and answer the following questions.

1. **What is the poem about?** The poem is about a mother talking to her son about her life. 2. **What is the theme?** The theme is life in general and also strive for what you want. Example: "So boy, don't you turn back." 3. **What poetic devises does Hughes use in this poem?** The author mainly uses visual imagery.

4. **Which are most effective?** Visual imagery is the most effective because it provides more references to real life. Example: "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up."

5. **What does the mother want the son to do?** I think the mother wants the son to keep on living his life no matter how hard the journey may be and no matter how much he wants to give, just to keep on striving.