Mother and Son “My father had gone to war endangering his life for us and for our country‚ and now I want to be just like dad and support my country when they need me” The son started‚ he tried his best not to beat around the bush and tried to dart his point on the target. “So can I?” My son is going to war and all I can think is about my husband; he left me like my son leaving for war. My husband when he never came back. I can still hear the bells. The bells hearing my sensitive ears; the reminder
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MOTHER TO SON: VIDEO PRESENTATION ‘Mother to Son’ is an ecstatic poem composed by Langston Hughes. The poem is structured in a form of a conversation between a mother and her son. Hughes assures her son that her life wasn’t crystal stair‚ she also had to face several struggles in her life. Hence‚ she commands her son not to look back and keep climbing higher in life even if he thinks climbing is hard. He should try not to fall and climb the stairway of success without any fear because his mother
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parents in each poem foreshadowed their lives on their child to improve their children’s outtake on life. By doing so they’re being a good role model and showing their child great leadership. In the Poem‚ “Langston Hughs/Mother to Son(1926)‚ Langston Hughs composed the structure of "Mother to Son" as a discussion between a mother and her child. The mother starts by explaining to her child how hard her life has been ‚ by stating‚ "Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair." The mother depicts the difficulties
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The poem “Mother to Son” addresses the theme of overcoming racial discrimination. The speaker of the poem is a mother lecturing her son. By referring to her life as not being a “crystal staircase” would suggest a lifestyle that is simple‚ beautiful‚ and luxurious (). The life she speaks of is only for people with privilege‚ specifically white people. The speaker reflects on her life‚ stating how it has never been easy for her. The description of her life evokes sympathy. The speaker describes her
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Comparison of ‘Futility’ and ‘Poppies’ The two notorious war poems Futility by Wilfred Owen and Poppies by Jane Weir are poems that are different in many ways. Although they are both based on war‚ the theme of each poem is different. It is clear that ‘Poppies’ is about a mother talking about her son leaving her‚ whilst ‘Futility’ is about a man grieving the death of a comrade in battle. Whilst both poems share a sense of loss‚ in ‘Poppies’‚ it is more a fear of the possibility of loss rather than
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under the pain or persevere under the decades of mistreatment as written in his resilient toned poem‚ Mother to Son. The effectiveness of the poem is emphasized on the unresolved conflict of the long-postponed and frustrated dream of African Americans. This can be seen as‚ “five of the six answers to the opening questions are interrogative rather than declarative sentences.” As the whole poem is rhetorically structured‚ it questions the “white race” for their treatment of the African American but
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Poem and Song #1: Never Give Up “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes is a well-known piece written during the Harlem Renaissance. In this poem‚ Hughes uses a mother-figure as a narrator. She is speaking to her son and telling him about her life. She has had a rough life but has persevered to this point and plans on continuing that. She tells her son to never give up and to keep going even when it’s hard. The overall tone of this poem is one of hope and perseverance. When Hughes’ narrator says
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Professor miller October 16‚ 2012 The poem “Mother to Son”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ is an inspiring poem. It is the epitome of what every parent should instill within their child and that is the success of our children. Langston Hughes was born in 1902 and was a well-known poet during the Harlem Renaissance. His poems were not personalized but spoke for all African Americans alike. In this poem there is significant meaning from a loving mother to her son through language‚ metaphors‚ imagery repetition
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The poems‚ "If" and "Mother to Son" are both poems that addresses that the central idea is a life lesson. Both writings are similar because‚ they both have a similar central idea. Both authors convey this idea there are similarities and differences. Although‚ the poems have the same idea‚ there are similarities and differences. The poems come across life edvice. "If" and "Mother to Son" are similar in a way because‚ they are both about teaching a life lesson. In both poems it about teaching their
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Mother to Son Analysis Langston Hughes’ moving poem "Mother to Son" empowers not only the son‚ but also the reader with precious words of wisdom. Through the skillful use of literary devices such as informal language‚ symbolism‚ metaphors‚ repetition‚ as well as clever use of format‚ Hughes manages to assemble up the image of a mother lovingly‚ yet firmly‚ talking to her son about life. This poem is an advice from a mother to son about life that will be challenging and do not think about giving
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