Literary Elements in Jane Eyre

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Literary Elements in Jane Eyre

• Shannon Jackson

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Symbolism

• A device in literature where an object represents
  an idea
• The red-room in Jane Eyre represents death, hell,
  emotional imprisonment, and isolation. The
  passage in Ch. 2 explains that the room is very
  seldom slept in, showing isolation and its
  devoid of life (perfect for Janes situation).

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Synecdoche

• A figure of speech wherein a part of something
  represents the whole thing.
• An example of a synecdoche in Jane Eyre is when
  Jane describes her tears as drops of salt,
  instead of a whole as tears.

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Plot

• The structure of a story. The sequence in which
  the author arranges events in a story. The
  structure of a five-act play often includes the
  rising action, the climax, the falling action,
  and the resolution. The plot may have a
  protagonist who is opposed by antagonist,
  creating what is called, conflict. A plot may
  include flashback or it may include a subplot
  which is a mirror image of the main plot
• The plot of Jane Eyre is that she is a young
  orphan who lives and is taken care of by her
  aunt. She gets locked in the red-room for being
  beaten, and requests to be sent away to school.
  It is far from what she expected, but she meets a
  friend named Helen. Helen dies soon after, and a
  new headmaster arrives. Jane teaches, and is soon
  to be married until drama arrives. In the end,
  Jane lives happily ever after with her husband
  and son.