1. The Climb of a Lifetime
The poem "Mother to Son" uses an extended metaphor comparing a stairway to the mother's life; this troubled yet courageous view of her life gives inspiration to her son and to future generations of all races. ... It also exemplifies the way to heaven after many hardships and oppression as in the song "We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder" originally sung in the fields and later becoming a traditional spiritual hymn in the churches. ... The first seven lines describe in detail the extended metaphor of the stairway detailing the condition of the stairway and subsequently, the conditions of ...
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