Journal # 6 Figuative Language

Simile pg. 118 "But, don't care how firm your determination is, you can't keep turning round in one place like a horse grinding sugar cane." Zora Neale Hurston does an excelent job tying her similes into the time period. The focus to little detail like that makes the writing so exceptional. This simile really helps create a setting and mood of autenticity. During the time period horses were used for a lot of labor. I also think this simile touches on the fact that during the time period Africans were used for the harsh labor of farming sugar cane.

Personification pg. 128 "So her soul crawled out from its hiding place."
The personification of Janie soul really potrays the story of her life. She had always been put down told she was wrong a bellitled by her first two husbands but Tea Cake is changing that he is coaxing her soul out of her comfort zone so that she can experience life. This personification is aall part of Janies growth and her soul coming out of hiding is part of that.

Repition pg. 119 "Who Flung had taken her to a shabby room in a shabby house in a shabby street and promised to marry her next day." This repition really show the fear that Janie has for her situation for Tea Cake. The fear that he will run of and leave her in utter despair. This repition not only shows Janie fear for her material thing but the fear for her heart and the trust she has put in Tea Cake. Janie sees the exact situation with her and Tea Cake and it terrifies her this though to be wrong that constently goes through her head. This repition is also closely tied to the repition of her emotions this constant fear of being left and being held captive once again.