Mother to Son

            In the poem "Mother to Son" there are many differnet types of figurative lanuguage. One of them is metaphors. The methphor used in this peom is"Life ain't been no crystal stair" this is used to show what that the mothers life has hard and rough but she has and still is pushing through it. She did not get things handed to her, she had to work for what she wante d, and she is telling this to her son for him to know to never give up. This makes the mood of the poem make you feel sympathatic for her and look up to her. The author was trying to make us stronger and make the tone of the story to never give up and even when times get tough to push through it, just like what the mother is telling her son.