Question

Read this excerpt from chapter 6 of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and respond to the question.

"‘Gal, Ah’m crazy ‘bout you,’ Charlie goes on to the entertainment of everybody. ‘Ah’ll do anything in the world except work for you and give you mah money.’ The girls and everybody else help laugh. They know it’s not courtship. It’s acting-out courtship and everybody is in the play. The three girls hold the center of the stage till Daisy Blunt comes walking down the street in the moonlight."

In this excerpt from chapter 6 of "Their Eyes Were Watching God," the action takes place on the front porch of Jody’s store. Which literary device does Hurston use to help the reader visualize the setting as a stage?

A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Imagery
D. None of the above

Answer 1

Zora Neale Hurston uses metaphor in the excerpt from 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' to describe the setting as a stage, suggesting that the characters' social interactions are like theatrical performances. The correct answer is option A.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the excerpt from chapter 6 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston uses the literary device of metaphor to help the reader visualize the setting as a stage. The phrase 'everybody is in the play' and 'The three girls hold the center of the stage' are metaphoric expressions, suggesting that the front porch of Jody’s store is like a theatrical stage, with the characters as performers and the events as scenes in a play.

This metaphor allows readers to envision the social interactions in a performative context, emphasizing how the characters engage in social 'performances' in their community.