Assertion: mother | /r/CapableOf | compare her life
Facets:
value: to a staircase
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to stairs
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The main symbolism in the poem is when Mother compares her life to a staircase.
text: Mother" compares life to stairs, and contrasts her life (or stairs) against that of a "crystal stair," which, in this poem, becomes a symbol of luxury and ease.
text: The mother compares her life to a staircase filled with nails, broken boards, and missing boards.