Six
1) 119
Metaphor
"All she found out was that she was to old a vessel for new wine."
In this situation with Who Flung, she's discovering that she may be an old dog trying to learn new tricks. She has been through the same situation too many times, and she may being trying to fill a hole that "new wine" can't fill.
2) 124
Hyperbole
"Looks heah, Tea Cake, if you ever go off from me and have a good time lak dat and then come back heah tellin' me how nice Ah is, Ah specks tuh kill yuh dead."
Here, Janie feels left out of a life she was excited about. She has enough feeling to say that she will kill Tea Cake. Janie will probably not going to kill Tea Cake, but it does let her speak strongly about her feelings, and desires- unlike before when she was careful to say what she felt.
3) 134
Allusion
" 'Zachariah, Ah says come down out dat sycamore tree.' ''
This is an allusion to the Bible, story of Zacharia in the tree... It is a small point of the book and is just talking about the fear from something good, because it is good- in this case when the are all gambling- Maybe this is referring to Janie- but i think it is just for this gambling scene- but it is good for the scene, so why not....
February 12, 2009
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