Monday, February 28, 2011

228 Diction Exercise

(1)
a. I'se
b.turnin'
c.'cause
d.gon'
e.kinder
f.a-climbin'
g.I's
h.crystal

(2)
a.Elevation: low (cheap, lowly, imbecile)
b.Connotation: Poetic (melodic, flowing)
c.Sound: musical (sonant, melodic)
d.Concreteness: Abstract (not concrete,






The colloquial, home-spun nature and spoken rhythm of the Mother in Langston Hughes' "Mother to Son" reflect her impassioned and nostalgic tone throughout the poem.

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