Question

instructions
sort the phrases into the categories to show what the mother says of herself and what the mother says to her son:
available options ( 4 of 4 )
\dont you fall now—\
\life for me aint been no crystal stair.\
\and sometimes goin in the dark\
\dont you set down on the steps\
mother says of herself
mother says to son

Explanation:

These phrases are from Langston Hughes' Mother to Son. Phrases describing the mother's own life experience go in "Mother Says of Herself", while direct commands/advice to her son go in "Mother Says to Son".

Answer:

Mother Says of Herself

• "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair."
• "And sometimes goin' in the dark"

Mother Says to Son

• "Don't you fall now—"
• "Don't you set down on the steps"