Literary Terms Journal

1. pg.26, Dynamic: "Long before the year was up, Janie noticed that her husband had stopped talking in rhymes to her." The author uses this dynamic with Janie's husband to emphasize a change that he had gone through in the past six months. This obviously affected Mr.Killicks, but it will also affect Janie. Before she was ready to love her husband eventually, but she can see now that that cannot happen because he does not love her the same way that she thought he would back.

2. pg.28, Dialect: "Janie pumped it off until she got a good look at the man. He talked friendly while he drank. Joe Starks was the name, yeah Joe Starks from in and through Georgy. Been workin' for white folks all his life."
In this passage the reader experiences a sudden change in dialect. This brings us out of the world of painting the picture for the story and back into the actual story.

3. pg.28, Foreshadowing: "Joe Starks was the name, yeah Joe Starks from in and through Georgy."
We know from the beginning of the book that Janie's name is eventually going to be Starks. So this sets up the reader for the future of the story. Yes, we know that she will eventually marry Starks, but that intrigues the reader to read on and find out how that takes place.

4. pg. 32, Epiphany: "A feeling of sudden newness and change came over her."
This sudden realization or mood shift by Janie, also causes a mood shift in the story. The mood was slightly angry, and annoyed before the epiphany. Then after the mood shifts into free and hopefull, getting the reader more excited to find out what happens next.

5. pg. 31, Imagery: "The sun from the ambush was threatening the world with red daggers, but the shadows were gray and solid-looking around the barn. Logan with hes shovel looked like a black bear doing some clumsy dance on his hind legs."
The authors use of imagery in this passage helps to highlight Janie's mood at the time. The red daggers and the solid shadows show that she's angry and maybe a little sad. While the image of Logan looking like a bear dancing on his hind legs shows her resentment towards her husband by making.