Answer: The woman within the poem is comparing her life to a stair case.
Explanation:
At the beginning of the poem, she immediately states "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." Comparing her life to that of a staircase with no problems and then explaining her life was far from having no issues.
As the poem continues she explains that "her staircase" has splintered, torn up boards, and bare. These things imply issues she has when living her own life. She uses anaologies such as imperfections and darkness in "her staircase" in order to enhance the comparison to her life or staircase.
For one..
Idiom means; a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
For two; what are the answer choices?
For three; I will answer it when I get more detail.
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I think the answer would be C. Park, harsh