In the poem Mother to Son Langston Hughes uses a lot of figurative language. For example, he compares life to a crystal stair, he compares turning points in our lives to turning corners, he compares check points to reaching landings, and compares splinters, tacks and places with no carpet to the hardships we face in life. All of these metaphors are showing that "life ain't no crystal stair" meaning that life isn't easy. This poem is about a mother who is calmly, yet fiercely explaining to her son about life and telling him that even if times get tough, to keep moving forward, to keep climbing the stairs. She is telling him that thing will be difficult but you have to carry on and that is what makes this poem inspirational.
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