Lit Terms 1-5

Literary Device 1:
Page: 27
Type: Imagery
Quote: "It was a cityfied, stylish dressed man with his hat set at an angle that didn't belong in these parts. His coat was over his arm, but he didn't need it to represent his clothes. The shirt with the silk sleeveholders was dazzling enough for the world."
Why: Zora Neale Hurston used this imagery to describe and paint a vivid picture of the man. By the way he was described and the way he dressed, he is clearly wealthy. It also helps us understand why Janie is so attracted to him.

Literary Device 2:
Page: 30
Type: Situational Irony
Quote: "'S'posin' Ah wuz to run off and leave yuh sometime.'"
Why: Janie says this to kind of test out the water and see what Logan would do if she were to run off. Logan may think it's a hypothetical question but Janie is really planning on leaving him without him being aware of it at the time.

Literary Device 3:
Page: 31
Type: Metaphor
Quote: "The sun from ambush was threatening the world with red daggers"
Why: This quote compares the sun's rays to daggers, the sun's rays often seen as red when rising or setting and the daggers represents the intensity of the light and how it would be a shock to step into it suddenly as if it were an ambush.

Literary Device 4:
Page: 32
Type: Epiphany
Quote: "What was she losing so much time for? A feeling of sudden newness and change came over her."
Why: The mood shift by the character also changes the mood of the entire story itself. Janie realizes that time could not be wasted and that if she want to get anywhere she would have to take initiative and that she would have to pursue her goals, they won't just come to her.

Literary Device 5:
Page: 32
Type: Simile
Quote: "The morning road air was like a new dress."
Why: This quote compares the freshness of the morning air to the feeling that one may get from trying on new clothing for the first time. It also represents Janie's feeling of freshness about her new start at life.