Read the excerpt from their eyes were watching god. the season closed and people went away like they had come—in droves. tea cake and janie decided to stay since they wanted to make another season on the muck. there was nothing to do, after they had gathered several bushels of dried beans to save over and sell to the planters in the fall. so janie began to look around and see people and things she hadn’t noticed during the season. which aspect of early twentieth-century society in the south is illustrated in this excerpt? laborers enjoyed traveling for pleasure. laborers traveled to find work opportunities. people valued employment over friendship. people feared the changing of the seasons.

Laborers traveled to find work opportunities.

In this excerpt, the author is describing how rural workers during the early twentieth-century often had to travel in order to find employment. Moreover, the work they found was often seasonal. The author tells us that as the season of work came to a close, most people left, but Tea Cake and Janie decided to stay a little bit longer, even though work was over.

imagery :

"facing the rising sun of our new day begun"

paints a vivid picture and emphasizes the meaning, purpose, and emotional weight of the piece

alliteration:

"sing a song full of the faith".

contributes to the musical quality

oxymoron:

"silent tears"

intensifies the emotional content of the poem

simile :

"loud as the rolling sea"

conveys a sense of widespread rejoicing

explanation:

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