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. (langston hughes, "mother to son") choose one answer.

a. simile

b. hyperbole

c. metaphor

d. personification

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Hugh Mcdaniel

4 November, 08:45

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Ansley Wiley · Answer 1

A) simile - the author makes a direct comparison between life and the crystal stair

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. (langston hughes, "mother to son") choose one answer.a. simileb. hyperbolec. metaphord. personification