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.
(from Mother to Son by Langston Hughes)

Question

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. 
(from Mother to Son by Langston Hughes)

anonymous · Answer

Which pair of lines from the passage contains a change in intonation? 



But all the time / I’se been a-climbin’ on,



And splinters, / And boards torn up,



It’s had tacks in it, / And splinters,



And places with no carpet on the floor— / Bare.

anonymous · Answer

Well, intonation is the rise and fall of the voice in speaking. So what do you think it is?

anonymous · Answer

c or d?

anonymous · Answer

Seems to go from more formal, to more colloquial,  less formal at "I'se"

anonymous · Answer

but maybe that is not a change in "intonation."

anonymous · Answer

D

beccaboo333 · Answer

Welcome to OpenStudy

anonymous · Answer

Welcome to OpenStudy @ewfgegewg !