Question

In "Mother to Son," how does Langston Hughes use the image of a person climbing a broken staircase?

A.
as an allusion to a famous fairy tale about a princess who must escape hardship by climbing steps

B.
as the resolution to the conflict faced by the speaker, whose life has been difficult

C.
as a metaphor for the poem's main idea that a person should keep trying in difficult circumstances

D.
as a simile that compares the relationship the speaker has with her son to the staircase

Answer 1

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