Jane Pittman Literary Elements

Question 0

Point of view

Answer 0

Two narrators generally alternate between first and third person. They use first person when describing their perceptions and personal actions. They use third person when describing those around them.

Question 1

Narrator

Answer 1

Author who collected the autobiography documents the introduction of the book. Miss Jane narrates the remainder of the book in first person.

Question 2

Tone

Answer 2

The school teacher narrative uses formal english. Jane describes her experiences in southern, Louisiana, dialect

Question 3

Tense

Answer 3

Past

Question 4

Setting

Answer 4

From slavery through the 1960s, different parts of Louisiana

Question 5

Protagonist

Answer 5

Miss Jane Pittman

Question 6

Themes/sub themes

Answer 6

1. The legacy of slavery
2. Manhood
3. Class differences in race

Despite injustices of the past, it’s important to strive for the future
Man needs to respect nature and try not to control it
Living in fear is worse than death
People bring forth leaders, leaders do not bring forth people

Question 7

Motifs

Answer 7

Horses, slave narratives , names

Question 8

Symbols

Answer 8

Ned’s flint, the black stallion, the river

Question 9

Literary elements

Answer 9

Irony, foreshadowing, dialect, inference, simile, hyperbole

Question 10

Autobiography

Answer 10

Relating of a persons life by that person

Question 11

Novel

Answer 11

A fictional prose story, usually lengthy

Question 12

Oral tradition

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Transference of stories, songs, etc. From one generation to another or from one culture to another , easily forgotten, important teller remind listener about important character traits and events

Question 13

Fiction

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Book or story that isn’t true

Question 14

Nonfiction

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Book or short story who is true , frequently applied to resource and textbooks

Question 15

Irony

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A subtle, sometimes humorous perception of inconsistency in which the significance of statement or event is changed by its content

Question 16

Dramatic irony

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Audience knows more about the characters situation than the character does

Question 17

Structural irony

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A naive hero whose view of the world differs from the authors and readers, flatters the readers intelligence at the expense of the hero

Question 18

Verbal irony

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A discrepancy between what is said and what is really meant, sarcasm

Question 19

Symbol

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An object, person, or place that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something larger than itself (usually a concrete thing that represents an abstraction (idea)

Question 20

Metaphor

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A comparison of two things that are basically dissimilar but are brought together in order to create a sharp image

Question 21

Foreshadowing

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Use of hints or clues in a story to suggest what action is to come, frequently used to create interest and suspense

Question 22

Theme

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The central or dominant idea behind the story

Question 23

Hyperbole

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Exaggeration for emphasis , overstatement

Question 24

Inference

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The act if drawing a conclusion that is not actually stated

Question 25

Allusion

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A reference to a person place poem book event or movie outside the story that the author expects the reader will recognize

Question 26

Dialect

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A distinctive variety of language spoken by members of an identifiable regional group, nation, or social class

Question 27

Simile

Answer 27

A comparison between two different things using either like or as

Question 28

Reliable and unreliable narrator

Answer 28

Reliable narrators = we trust , usually third person

Unreliable= don’t trust usually first person