Three

1) 26
Juxtaposition

"Mah fust wife never bothered me 'bout choppin' no wood nohow. She'd grab dat ax and sling chips lak uh man. You done been spoilt rotten."

Logan is comparing Janie to his first wife. This gives the reader an immediate example of the conflict between the two characters, and the internal conflict with Janie. This is the first realization that Logan did not marry Janie for her love but rather her usefulness to him.

2) 28
Dialect

" Joe Starks was the name, yeah Joe from in and through Georgy. Been workin' for white folks
all his life..."

This is the first time in the book that Hurston uses the southern dialect that she uses for the dialogue in the narration. It is a sudden and harsh change that relates to the sudden and harsh change when Janie leaves Logan. This also brings the story back to Janie and her culture.

3) 31
Personification

"The sun from ambush was threatening the world with red daggers, but the shadows were gray and solid-looking around the barn."

This is an of "dark side" of what many may see as beautiful. The beautiful red sun is described with harshness and danger (the red daggers). This emphasises the wound for Logan when Janie takes her retaliation towards her.

4) 32
Epiphany

"A feeling of sudden newness and change came over her. Janie hurried out of the front gate and turned south. Even if Joe was not there waiting for her, the change was bound to do her good."

This is Janie's realization that she needs to leave and make a big change in her life. Even if she does not know what to expect, any change is good. She is not letting anything/one stop her. This also informs the reader that they will soon be at a new stage in the story.

5)32
Simile

"The morning road air was like a new dress."

This is the first of a new stage in Janie's life. For her it is fresh and new, and it feels good.

Two

The setting helps give a more comfortable feeling for the text. It helps because the reader knows the atmosphere and it is easier to visualize the conversations between the two women. Since the time is very different, different things are mentioned and the setting is an easy reference. The characters usually are affected by their atmosphere, or setting, and the reader can see from where the character is coming from. It is difficult for the reader if there is no reference to the time or place. The setting creates a good depiction of the south, or how Hurston wants the reader to see it, during that time.

One (Their Eyes Were Watching God)

The narration and the dialect are very different from each other. The book starts out using narration and it initiates an insightful tone from Hurston. The sentences used in narration are generally longer and more proper than the dialect. The dialect seems "choppy" compared to the narration because of the short, to-the-point sentences. With this kind of language it is difficult to really get a feel for the character's thoughts, especially Janie. The narration contrasts this because it explains some thoughts of Janie's without putting any from her perspective.