Literary Devices In The Bondwoman's Narrative

This passage is an excerpt from the novel “The Bondwoman’s Narrative” written originally by Hannah Crafts in 19th Century. The author uses first person narrative to directly address her experience as a fugitive. From our contextual understanding of this novel, she does not intend to aim for a particular audience but rather gives a personal anecdote on her life as a recount. She employs both figurative and literal language devices to convey her thoughts and feelings as lively as possible to readers.

The author’s use of variety of literary devices helps to deliver her agonising experience within the situation. She uses onomatopoeia and alliteration such as ‘hastily’ and ‘[no time to] loiter and linger’ to arouse a sense of desperation and extremity