Literary Devices
directly comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
Janie Crawford
The main character from TEWWG ; searching for her independence
TEWWG, Chapter 7
Joe hits Janie
Quote 1
Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men.
Define accountability
justifying actions or decisions ; to be held responsible
Diction
the choice and use of words or phrases in speech and writing
Granny Weatherall
Main character from "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall"; presumed to have dementia and passes away at the end of the story
TEWWG, Chapter 3
Janie decides to leave Logan to be with Joe because he is disrespecting her and she wants true love.
Quote 2
“He was not a practical joker nor was he a fool but he was determinedly original and had a vague and modest idea of himself as a legendary figure.”
Define syntax
the arrangement of words or phrases in a sentence
Imagery
descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
Springheel Jack
The Swimmer
Neddy Merrill decides to swim the Lucinda River. Throughout his swim, he deteriorates from his alcoholism and suffers from delusion.
Quote 3
Find him and be sure to tell him I forgot him. I want him to know I had my husband just the same and my children and my house like any other woman. A good house too and a good husband that I loved and fine children out of him. Better than I had hoped for even. Tell him I was given back everything he took away and more.
What makes Neddy realize?
Dialect
particular form of language that is specific to a region or group of people
Neddy Merrill
The main character from "The Swimmer" ; alcoholic
Strawberry Spring
The narrator discovers that he is Springheel Jack, a serial killer on a college campus. He details the murders without knowing that he was committing them all along.
Quote 4
That big stick is the lie about mercy. Speak softly and carry a big stick, that’s what he said about foreign policy. That’s what they used on us, bears and Indians both. Foreigners on our own land. And with their big sticks they marched us so far west we almost disappeared.
Quote
His life was not confined and the delight he took in this observation could not be explained by its suggestion of escape.
Frame Narrative
Tony Loneman
Character from "There, There" ; has fetal alcohol syndrome ; passes away in the mass shooting at the Powwow
There, There
There is a mass shooting at the Powwow, leaving multiple characters injured or dead.
Bonus Question: Why is it significant that the shooting was at the Powwow?
Quote 5
There will be less screaming than we expect. It’ll be that prey-silence of hiding, the silence of trying to disappear, to not be out there, we’ll close our eyes and go deep inside, hope that it’s a dream or a nightmare, hope that in closing our eyes we might wake up to that other life . . .
There, There
Who is Dene Oxendene?