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Langston Hughes, in the poem, Mother to Son, is comparing two generations. The mother in the poem represents an older time period or genre, and the young son represents a more modern era. The author has created a clear metaphor by comparing the two generations without using like or as. By reading the date at which Langston lived you can guess when he may have written this poem. As a reader you can place yourself in the time ozone due to the words that Langston uses. The words of the mother allow the reader to pict
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Approximate Word count = 362
Approximate Pages = 1 (250 words per page double spaced)
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