Personification: " So she went on thinking back to her young years and explaining them to her friend in soft, easy phrases while all around the house, the night time put on flesh and blackness"(10).
Parallel Structure:"Dis love! Dat's just whut't got us uh pullin' and uh haulin' and sweatin' and doin' from can't see in de mornin' till can't see at night"(23).
Imagery:"The sun from ambush was threatening the world with red daggers, but the shadows were gray and solid-looking around the barn"(31).
Nanny had just caught a boy kissing Janie, and was trying to scold her for it."Nanny's head and face looked like the standing roots of some old tree that had been torn away by storm"(12). This passage uses a simile to help characterize Nanny. The author compares Nanny to an old tree because they both have a sense of strength about them, but the strength cannot be used. The passage makes Nanny seem strong, but her strength is wasted on Janie, who ignores all Nanny's advice.
Nanny is telling Janie how much she tries to keep her safe and how she won't be with her forever. "Every tear you drop squeezes a cup uh blood outa mah heart"(15). Hurston uses a hyberbole to emphasize Nanny's love for Janie. By exaggerating Nanny's desire to make Janie safe and happy, it shows just how much time and effort she put into making things work for Janie. The passage also hints that because Nanny's daughter did not turn out the way she wanted, she would work even harder for a second chance.
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