The speaker in Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son” says that for her, “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair,” meaning that "<span>d. her life has been full of challenges and difficulties" since crystal implies ease and wealth.</span>
From the first sight I thought that all of the options are suitable, but then I realized that the most powerful tool that makes audience to listen (not just hearing) to pay attention to the most important part of speech is to slow down or pause. It is called situational semantic pause which is used during a speech, usually after the words on which people should be focused, so that the quiet will make audience comprehend its importance.
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