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Mother To Son: Poem: by Langston Hughes

This document provides an analysis of the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes. It introduces the poem and identifies the author. The document is analyzing the theme and moral values presented in the poem. The poem uses a metaphor of a staircase to depict the struggles and hardships the mother has faced in life. It conveys the message to keep persevering despite challenges as the mother is still persevering and climbing the stairs of life.

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Mother To Son: Poem: by Langston Hughes

This document provides an analysis of the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes. It introduces the poem and identifies the author. The document is analyzing the theme and moral values presented in the poem. The poem uses a metaphor of a staircase to depict the struggles and hardships the mother has faced in life. It conveys the message to keep persevering despite challenges as the mother is still persevering and climbing the stairs of life.

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PRESENTATION OF THE THEME &

MORAL VALUES
OF THE POEM

POEM :
MOTHER TO SON
BY LANGSTON HUGHES

NAME : MUHAMMAD ZAIM NAJMI B MOHD RAHIM


UNIT : 3 PPISMP PENGAJIAN SOSIAL 2010
SUBJECT : PI3311 P4 ENGLISH ACADEMIC
(SPEAKING & LISTENING COMPONENT)
MOTHER TO SON.
 Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
So, boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps.
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now—
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
 Langston Hughes
THEME
MORAL VALUES

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