Hello. You did not inform the poem to which this question refers, which makes it impossible for it to be answered accurately. however, I will try to help you in the best possible way.
It is only possible to know who the speaker is advising with reading the poem, however, if the speaker does not quote someone during the poem, it means that he is advising the reader. It is possible to know that the speaker is giving advice if the poem presents imperative phrases, which are stages in which the speaker makes requests or gives advice. These sentences are usually ended with an exclamation mark (!).
The mother is basicly saying not to give up, keep on going even if it is hard because she is still going, life won't be easy, it's never been easy for her but she is still going. " Don't you set down on the steps. 'Cause you find it'd kinder hard. Don't you fall now- For I'se still goin', honey I'se still climbin', And life for me ain't been no crystal stair."
Explanation:
Because the mother is a black women in the 1920s, who has felt segration her whole life.
Simply put, the most efficient and effective strategy for determining a word's meaning is comparing its parts to other words we know. McCormick and Zutell
