"Mother to Son," one of Langston Hughes's earliest poems, takes the form of a dramatic monologue; ... While "Mother to Son" shows the influence of Hughes's interest in the blues, especially in its use

Well, son, I'll tell you: ... In this poem, Hughes develops a sort of negative extended metaphor by having the speaker compare her life to a staircase that "ain't been no crystal stair." In other words,

Analyze the usage of extended metaphor throughout “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes.

Mother to Son; Langston Hughes; Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. ... In closing, if my mom gave me a mother to son talk, I probably wouldn't take much advice she

From a mother to her son. I love this poem ... What the mother said to her son is the truth. This poem points out about the real world and she sounds like a very wise woman. ... Next by Langston Hughes

In this poem, Hughes writes about a mother speaking to her son about life's experiences. He uses the metaphor of a crystal stair.

Mother to Son - by Langston Hughes .. Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. ... Comments about this poem (Mother to Son by Langston Hughes )

The Negro Mother and Other Dramatic Recitations, 1931; Mule-Bone (with Zora Neale ... James Hughes, Langston Hughes’ distant and demanding father, expected more of his son than most fathers.

Langston Hughes was first recognized as an important literary figure during the 1920s, a . . . MORE » ... More Poems by Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes (1902-1967) is the poet laureate of African-American experience — a popular writer of the Harlem Renaissance who gave hopeful . . . MORE »