Mother to son
In the poem Mother to Son the metaphor is “life for me ain’t been no crystal stair”. It means that life has been difficult for her and it will not get easier, it’s not perfect. The other metaphors are “And places with no carpet on the floor -- Bare.” This metaphor means if she were to fall there would be no soft landing. Such is life for her nothing to make it easy.
The tone of the poem is advice to be followed, almost a warning that life and success isn’t easy and you must always be climbing/working to achieve your goals. In addition I get the sense that this is a poor black person trying to overcome barriers.
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