Figurative Language: Journal 6

- Pg 119- Repetition
- “ […] shabby room in a shabby house in a shabby street […]”
- Zora Neale Hurston uses this technique to stress out the idea, or the image of a raggedy and old place. Which fitted into this time, how homes and the society looked like. She wanted the reader to become part of the novel and see how thing looked liked.

- Pg 120
- Alliteration
- “[…] she woke up in time to see the sun sending up spies […]”
- This was taken place while it was dark outside, and Tea Cake had left playing his guitar. So the “s” sound that was used to show the feeling of mystery and a scary feeling. Because beyond that quote, it talks about how she had someone playing the guitar, and not knowing who it was. So she slowly went to see who it was.

- Pg 128
- Personification
- “ So her soul crawled out from its hiding place.”
- The effect of giving Janie this thought of her soul being alive is to show how much feeling she has. Usually when something is to full it would overflow, so in this case Janie is full of love that her soul are to crawl out. The part of where its crawling out of its hiding place, also shows the idea of how Janie had never felt love in such a strong way, it has always been hiding and now she’s able to experience this overflow feeling of love.