Journal 3: Chapter 4- 5 techniques

• Pg. 26 symbol: "He had ceased to wonder at her long, black hair" - Janies hair is like a sex symbol, representative of beauty, love, and lust. The author uses it here to show how Janie is neglected by her farmer husband.
• Pg. 26 simile: "Ah'm just as stiff as you is stout" - Janie shows her stubborn side, that she is not going to do a man's work, and she's willing to use her power over her husband. The author probably inserted this simile to show how Janie asserts her independence and doesn't meekly submit to her husband as anouther wife might do.
• Pg. 27 imagery: "The shirt with the silk sleeveholders was dazzling enough for the world" A piece of imagery thrown in to accent the style of Joe Starks, and provide a more vivid image of what caught Janie's eye.
• Pg. 27 foil: "It was a cityfied, stylish dressed man with his hat set at an angle that didn't belong in these parts" A brief description of Joe Starks emphasizes his stylish, businessman-like manner. Starks contrasts with the very homely, and boarish farmer Logan Killicks- and I think the author used this foil just to accent this difference.
• Pg. 28 hyperbole: "You ain't hardly old enough to be weaned" In this passage, Starks aims to flatter Janie by exagerating her youth. The author might just be using this device to highlight Janies youthful beauty, as well as Starks' city-folk manners.
• Pg. 28 metaphor: " You behind a plow! You ain't got no mo' business wid uh plow than uh hog got wid a holiday" This passage is yet anouther attempt of starks' to flatter Janie. It was possibly put in by the author to bring notice to the fact that Janie was poorly suited to the sort of agrarian life Mr. Killicks led, and that Starks disapproved of the idea of Janie doing man's work, perhaps also foreshadowing his winning her over and taking her to a new life.