1. Jennifer Payan
Edwin Mendoza
Edwin Molina
Period: 1

2. Style?
 Style is the writer’s distinctive manner of arranging words to suit his or
her ideas and purpose in writing.
 Elements of style include:
 Syntax
 Diction
 Tone
 Figurative Language
 Imagery
 Point of View
 Organization
 Musicality
 Rhyme
 Use of Time
 Repetition

3. What is Point of View?
 Point of View, is the way a story is written. Point Of
View depends on who is telling the story. There are
several types of Point of Views.
 There are 3 point of views.
 They are First Person, Second Person, and Third
Person.

4. What’s the difference?
 First person is told by the main character perspective.
The author uses pronouns like “I” and “Me” to describe
a character.
 Second Person this is almost never seen. The author
writes the story using the pronouns “you” to describe
the main character.
 Third Person is the most common type of Point of
View. The author uses the character’s names like “he”
or “she” to describe a character.

5. Their Eyes are Watching God Point
of View
 Author begins the story by, Janie tells her story to her
friend Pheoby Watson. The telling takes only part of
an evening.
 The rest of the story continues, but it is not a first-
person point . The author quickly takes over the telling
and uses third-person point of view.

6. Tone
 An author’s tone is the “voice” or attitude toward the
subject of the story and/or reader.
 The author reveals tone through word choice.

7. Tone In Their Eyes Were Watching
God
 The overall tone for “Their Eyes Were Watching God”
is sympathetic.

8. Sympathy in Their Eyes were
Watching God
 Chapter 3:
 “She knew now that marriage did not make love. Janie’s first dream was
dead, so she became a woman.” (pg. 25)
 Chapter 6:
 “Janie loved the conversation and sometimes she thought up good
stories on the mule, but Joe had forbidden her to indulge. He didn’t
want her talking after such trashy people.” (pg. 53-54)

9. Figurative Language
 Figurative language is when you describe something
by comparing it with something else.
 Figurative language includes metaphor, simile,
symbol, anecdote, allusion, and other types of figures
of speech.

10. Chapter 4 Example
 “The morning road air was like a new dress.”
(Ch. 4, pg. 32)
 This is an example of a simile.
 This example reveals the hope Janie still has for herself
after leaving Logan.

11. Chapter 5 Example
 “She must look on herself as the bell-cow, the other
women were the gang.” (Ch. 5, pg. 41)
 This is an example of a metaphor.
 This example describes how Janie had to work in the
store as if she were of a higher class than anyone else.
It also reveals how Janie was different from the other
women because she was Joe’s wife. She’s compared
with a cow bell due to the fact that she feels special
because in her mind she is superior to everyone else.