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.

—“Mother to Son,”
Langston Hughes

What are the connotations of crystal stair in the poem? Check all that apply.

1. a life of luxury
2. a life that is free of troubles
3. a life that is filled with challenges
4. a life that is relaxed
5. a life that is invisible