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 were torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare. But all the time I've been a-climbing' on, And reachin' landings, 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've still goin', honey, I've still climbin', And life for me ain't been no crystal stair. Part A: What is the theme of the poem? Write the theme in one complete sentence. Part B: Explain the theme that you chose. Find two details from the poem to support your answer. Detail 1: Detail 2:

Answer 1

Theme: A dad telling his son what life is and that he should not give up in the hardest of moments and he should keep climbing up and not down.

Explanation: detail 1: Life hasn't been a crystal stare for me.

Detail 2: It had tacks in it and splinters, And boards were torn up.