THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He could have been the son receiving this conversation from his mother.
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He could have overheard a mother giving her son this talk.
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An author/poet can become anyone at any time.
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All of these are possibilities.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Langston Hughes wrote the poem “Mother to Son” to express the importance of perseverance, particularly for a young African-American person in the United States during segregation.
Detailed explanation-2: -My selected poem was “Mother to Son”, which was written in 1922 by the prominent African American Poet, Langston Hughes. This poem is from the perspective of a mother who uses the metaphor of stairs to describe her life to her son.
Detailed explanation-3: -’Mother to Son’ is written in free verse: unrhymed poetry without a regular rhythm or metre, and with irregular line lengths. Indeed, one line of Hughes’ poem is just one word: ‘Bare’ (appropriately enough).
Detailed explanation-4: -Major Themes in “Mother to Son”: Hardships, hope, and courage are some of the major themes of the poem. The poem explores the dignity and determination of a person when facing problems. The speaker compares her life to a ragged staircase and conjures up an idea that one should not give up.