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
l'se been a-climbin
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
Don't you fall now -
For l'se still goin'
l'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair
Question: The tone of the poem is A. Pitiful and discouraging B. Dark and foreboding C. Calm and meditative D. Earnest and passionate

D

Explanation:

The mothwr is explaining how hard hwr life ha sheen to her son and is teloing him that his won't be any different, so he must work hard and be "passionate".

d. therefore pilots wisely train these cubs by various strategic tricks to look danger in the face a little more calmly.

c or d they are the same

the correct answer is d. a discussion of specific uses of alliteration

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when you are critiquing or evaluating a poem, you will mostly pay attention to the theme, as well as figures of speech and rhythm. alliteration is a figure of speech where consonants are repeated in neighboring words - and it is important for analysis of sound and rhythm, which is why it might appear in the evaluation of that poem.