What figurative language does the narrator use with the images of tacks and splinters in "mother to son"?
a metaphor about life’s difficulties
a simile about past mistakes
a metaphor about sickness
a simile about construction

The correct answer is a metaphor about life’s difficulties

Explanation:

the poem says Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

It’s had tacks in it,

And splinters,

And boards torn up,

so its definitely not a simile which leaves the first option

A metaphor about life's difficulties

Explanation:

none because there is no words that describe a noun and give a mood

each poet admires poetry

they each admire poetry because they could just use an expression or verbally just say you but they both write in in poetry which shows they know how to write in poetry.