Poem Parody

Your mom is alive,

She didn’t die.

She was seeing someone else,

So I kicked her out.

And which

You probably

Thought

She was dead.

Forgive me

She sucked

And I’m glad

She’s outta my life

This relates to our novel because it is about how Christopher’s mom cheated on his dad with Mr. Shears. This poem is from Christopher’s dad’s point of view, and it is written towards Christopher. Its tone and mood was very sad at first but then got sarcastic at the end because his dad was glad his cheater of a wife was gone.

Response to “Mother to Son”

Author’s Note: This is a short response to the poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes.

In “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes the author uses one figurative language that really pops out at you. This happens to be a metaphor, “Life ain’t been no crystal stair.” To me this sets the tone and mood of sad or depressed. It makes me feel this way because the author is describing how her life hasn’t been good. It makes me feel bad for this lady.

Retelling

After trauma from the summer, Melinda enters high school as an outsider. Struggling with everything, even family, she decides to tell what happened over the summer, and why she wouldn’t speak.