Name: __________________________
Date: ________________________
“Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston
Using the graphic organizer below, listen for patterns of imagery, instances of conflict,
examples of symbols, typical and atypical characterization, and shifting point of view in
the story. Record your impressions in the appropriate columns.
Rhetorical Device
Example
Effect
Imagery
Conflict
Symbol
Characterization
Point of View
On the basis of the key terms and images in the story, write a brief paper that shows how
these terms and images develop a particular theme of “Sweat.”
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Prepared for AP Literature & Composition
Wade Hampton High School
Caged Women Unit
Janet Atkins (jatkins@greenville.k12.sc.us)