Literary Devices

Foreshadowing:
As Jane is taking a tour of Thornfield she says, "No; they occupy a range of smaller apartments to the back; no one ever sleeps here: one would almost say that, if there were a ghost at Thornfield Hall, this would be its haunt" (Brontë, 120). This statement foreshadows the events that will happen later concerning the laughter she hears from the other floor.

Imagery:
“...a bright serene May it was; days of blue sky, placid sunshine, and soft western or southern gales filled up its duration...it became all green, all flowery; its great elm, ash, and oak skeletons were restored to majestic life" (Brontë, 87). Here Jane is describing the scenery of where she is at Lowood. This description creates a picture in our mind of a files filled with flowers and trees.

“He had a dark face, with stern features and a heavy brow; his eyes and gathered eyebrows looked ireful and thwarted" (Brontë, 128). In this sentence, Jane describes Mr. Rochester's appearance. Jane's use of words like dark, stern, and heavy, allows the reader to visually imagine the Rochester.