Read the following poem: Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been so crystal stair It’s had…
The damaged, uncomfortable stairway figures a difficult life, so A life full of hardships and struggles expresses the comparison. A life devoid of pain and An ideal and…
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Read the following poem:
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been so 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
So boy, don’t you turn back;
Don’t you set down on the steps
’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard;
Don’t you fall now -
For I’se still goin’, honey
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t no crystal stair.
What kind of life does the line, “life for me ... no crystal stair,” signify?
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been so 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
So boy, don’t you turn back;
Don’t you set down on the steps
’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard;
Don’t you fall now -
For I’se still goin’, honey
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t no crystal stair.
What kind of life does the line, “life for me ... no crystal stair,” signify?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer B
The damaged, uncomfortable stairway figures a difficult life, so A life full of hardships and struggles expresses the comparison. A life devoid of pain and An ideal and perfect life contradict the obstacles, while A life full of miracles and blessings shifts attention to benefits that the passage does not use the stairway to describe.
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