Question
Read this passage from the poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes.
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,
What purpose do the details serve?
A.
They extend the idea that the mother’s life has been a difficult one.
B.
They describe what the stairs in her apartment building looked like.
C.
They are examples of what you would see in a crystal staircase.
D.
They explain to the son why she lives where she does.
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,
What purpose do the details serve?
A.
They extend the idea that the mother’s life has been a difficult one.
B.
They describe what the stairs in her apartment building looked like.
C.
They are examples of what you would see in a crystal staircase.
D.
They explain to the son why she lives where she does.
Answers
GPT 3.5
A. They extend the idea that the mother’s life has been a difficult one.