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The poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes is a 20-line poem addressed from a mother to her son. She warns him that life is difficult, with obstacles like broken boards, splinters, and tacks along the stairway that must be climbed. She advises him to keep going and not give up, even when it is hard, because she has faced struggles too in her climb through life. The poem uses dialect and lyrical language to convey the mother
- Author
- Rogena Cabolao
- Language
- EN