Diction

Chapter

Imagery

Dialect

Simile

Repetition

Prologue Hole(pg.67)

Preachit,dearbrother

Iaminvisible...Likethebodiless
headsyouseesometimesincircus
shadows(Ellison3)

Music

NudeDancer(pg.19)

RingthebellbeforeJackson
killshimacoon!(Ellison22)

Unitedwithothersofourcountryin
everythingpertainingtothecommon
good,and,ineverythingsocial,
separatelikethefingersofthe
hand(Ellison15)

Black

TruebloodsDream(pg.
5960)

Allright,suhJimTrueblood Allofasuddenaflockoflittlewhite
Fate
geesefliesoutofthebedliketheysay
(Ellison51)
youseewhenyougotodigforburied
money(Ellison58)

GoldenDay(pg.73)

Nowyoulissenhear,Halley
(Ellison82)

Helaylikeamanasleep(Ellison73)

General/Golden

ManatRabbHall(pg.
107)

Whoreyouexpecting,a
broadbuttgalwithball
bearinghips(Ellison106)

Thewheelfeltlikeanalienthingin
myhandsasIfollowedthewhite
line(Ellison98)

Grass

Chapel(pg.109110)

Irememberthechapelwithits
sweepingeaves,longandlowas
thoughrisenbloodyfromthe
earth(Ellison110)

Dong

Walktodorms(pg.
136137)

Boyyouareafoolhesaid.
Yourwhitefolkdidntteach
youanythingandyour
motherwithasleftyoucold.
(Ellison141,142)

Shetappedhollowlyuponthewalk
likeablindman(Ellison136)

Negros

EmptyTrainStation(pg. Hearingaintsperiencing,
151)
(Ellison155)

Alargemolethataroseoutoftheoily
whitenessofherskinlikeablack
mountain(Ellison158)

Crenshaw

Cleanlittleroom(pg.
162)

Iwouldbe
charming
.LikeRonald
Colman(Ellison164)

Letters

Bluesman(pg.
172173)

Lookayearbuddy(Ellison
173)

Comfortinwalkingalongbesidehim,

God

10

LibertyPaintsSign(pg.
196)

Aw,gwan,youslavedriver.
(Ellison199)

Holdingthespatulalikeadelicate
instrument(Ellison199)

White

11

Cards(pg.239241)

Mylungswerecompressedlikea
bellows(Ellison232)

Who

12

MissMary(pg.253254) Boyisyouallright,whats
wrong(Ellison251)

Aforce,astable,familiarforcelike
somethingoutofmypast(Ellison258)

No

13

Imagination(pg.
262262)

Getyohot,bakedCarlina
yam,(Ellison263)

Itwaspiledinajumblealongthe
walkandoverthecurb...likealotof
junkwaitingtobehauled(Ellison267)

Come

14

BrotherJackandgroup
(pg.311)

Whitemansleepinafeather Ihadbeenactinglikeachild,nota
bed,Niggubsleepontheflo... man(Ellison297)
Ha!Ha!Howaboutit,
Brother?(Ellison312)

15

Subway(pg.331)

Justlistentoem!Justlisten
toem!(Ellison320)

Ihammeredbackwiththeironnaps,
seeingthesilverfly,strikinglikedriven
sandagainstmyface(Ellison319)

Knock

16

Song(pg.339)

Wewithyou,Brother.You
pitchemwecatchem!
(Ellison342)

Enoughtotransformoneinto
somethingelse,someoneelsejustas
bybecominganincreasinglylarger
boyonebecameonedayaman(
Ellison336)

Dispossessing

17

BrotherJack(pg.358)

Mahn,Ioughttokillyou.
Godahm,Ioughttokillyou

Theyoungleader,lookedsomehow
likeahipster(Ellison366)

Brother

asthoughwedwalkedthisway
beforethroughothermornings(
Ellison175)

Brother

andtheworldtobebetter
off(Ellison370)

18

SymbolicPoster(pg.
385)

ThemstheonesIhavent
heardabout,son,(Ellison
395)

Ididntwanttoforgetthosenineteen
yearsIjustkindofheldontothisasa
keepsakeandareminder(Ellison
388)

Brotherhood

19

Woman(pg.414)

AndtheydbeasawedasthoughI
weretheoriginalboogeyman(Ellison
409)

Unless

20

Meeting(pg.429)

Yousaidit,manhearelative Asplatterlikeheavyrainstrikinga
newspaper(Ellison433)
ofyourn?(Ellison424)

21

CliftonsFuneral(pg.
450)

Onefacegrinnedasbroadlyasthe
other(Ellison446)

Clifton

22

Argument(pg.473474)

yourprivatesourcetellsyou
differently.Historysmadeat
night,eh,Brother?(Ellison
471)

Ishooklikealeaf(Ellison475)

Responsibility

23

AngryCrowd(pg.482)

Gentlemahn,Rasshouted
(Ellison480)

Thelightsofcarsglowedlike
stars(Ellison484)

Destroyer

24

AugustNight(pg.516)

Yessuh,Yessuh!(Ellison515) Yourenotlikeothermen(Ellison

25

Rasonhorse(pg.559)

Hey,Du,wegondoit?
(Ellison538)

Thereleasedairshriekinglikeahuge
animalinagony(Ellison536)

Dupre

Epilogue

Shakingofftheoldskin
(pg.581)

Ah,soitwasallabuildupto
boreuswithhisbuggy
jiving(Ellison581)

Helookedaroundlikeacornered
animal(Ellison578)

Centre

520)

Sambo

Trouble