What is says What it might mean (figuratively)/What
might her life experience have been
By: Langston Hughes Crystal Stair
Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. Tacks It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, Splinters And places with no carpet on the floor -- Bare. But all the time Boards torn up I'se been a-climbin' on, And reachin' landin's, And turnin' corners, Bare wood And sometimes goin' in the dark (no carpet) Where there ain't been no light. So boy, don't you turn back. Landin Don't you set down on the steps 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard. Don't you fall now -- Corner For I'se still goin', honey, I'se still climbin', And life for me ain't been no crystal stair. The dark
What kind of life has this mother had?
What is her advice to her son? Homework Directions: Create your own life as a staircase, create a key to label your life events