Themes and Motifs: Objects knife
Parent Term
Sibling Terms
- Air gun
- Airplane
- Anchovies
- Antlers
- Apple tree
- Ax
- Baby bottle
- Ballot Box
- Barrel
- Basket
- Bed
- Bible
- Boat
- Bomb-sight
- Books
- Booksatchel
- Bottle
- Bow and arrow
- Bowl
- Brass
- Brass knuckles
- Bricks
- Briefcase
- Broken glass
- Broom
- Camera
- Candelabra
- Candle
- Cannon
- Canteen
- Car
- Cards
- Catechism
- Chair
- Chamber pot
- Chandlier
- Chastity belt
- Cigar
- Cigarette
- Cigarette lighter
- Clock
- Coal oil
- Coffee
- Coffee pot
- Coffin
- Coin
- Collar box
- Compass
- Condom
- Construction tools
- Corncob
- Corpse
- Crib / Cradle
- Crystal
- Cup
- Curtains
- Cushion
- Damask
- Demijohn
- Dice
- Dishes
- Dogfennel
- Dolls
- Dresser
- Drinking glass
- Drum
- Dulcimer
- Elm tree
- Engagement ring
- European in U.S.
- Eyeglasses
- Fan
- Farming tools
- Fence
- Fiddle
- Fire
- Firewood
- Fish
- Fishing rod
- Flag
- Flashlight
- Flat-iron
- Flower orchid
- Flowers
- Flowers Dogwood
- Flowers larkspur
- Flowers Milkweed
- Flowers Roses
- Footprint
- Fox-horn
- Furniture
- Garland
- Gasoline
- Gold tooth
- Golf ball
- Guitar
- Gun
- Hammer
- Hammock
- Hand grip
- Handcuffs
- Handkerchief
- Harmonica
- Harness strap
- Hatchet
- Hearth
- Heirloom
- Hoe
- Honeysuckle
- Horsewhip
- Hot water bottle
- Hunting horn
- Ice
- Iron box
- Jeweler's loupe / magnifying glass
- Jewelry Charm
- Jimson weed
- Jug
- Junk
- Kettle
- Keys
- Keys
- Ladder
- Lamp or lantern
- Lawnmower
- Letter
- License Plate
- Locks
- Luggage
- Machine gun
- Magazine
- Magnet
- Map
- Marble columns
- Matchstick
- Medal
- Metal detector
- Military equipment
- Milk
- Mirror
- Monument
- Musical instrument
- Nail
- Napkin
- New car
- Oars
- Opera glass
- Organ
- Padlock
- Paper
- Parasol
- Parcel
- Pear tree
- Peep-hole viewer / Stanhope
- Pencil
- Perambulator
- Perfume
- Phaeton
- Phonograph
- Photograph
- Piano
- Pillow
- Pine knots
- Pipe
- Pistol
- Pitcher
- Plant mint
- Plow
- Poison
- Pokeberry juice
- Porcelain
- Portmanteau
- Quilt
- Rake
- Razor
- Ring
- Rope
- rubber tree
- Saddle
- Saddlebag
- Salt
- Satchel
- Saw
- Scissors
- Scythe
- Second-hand
- Separator
- Sewing machine
- Shaving brush
- Shell
- Ship
- Shotgun
- Shovel
- Silver
- Silverware
- Skull
- Slipper
- Slop jar
- Soap
- Stained glass window
- Steamboat
- Still
- Stove
- Stove polish
- Suitcase
- Surrey
- Swing
- Sword
- Table
- Tankard
- Tarpaulin
- Tea
- tent
- Thimble
- Tobacco
- Toilet set
- Tombstone
- Toothpaste
- Toothpick
- Towel
- Toys
- Train
- Truck
- Trunk
- Umbrella
- Vase
- Vegetation
- Wagon
- Watch
- Watermelon
- Wedding license
- Wedding ring
- Well
- Wheel
- Wheel chair
- Willow tree
- Windows
- Wisteria
- Wreath
Tagged Events
Environment: Atmospheric›Moonlit | Time of Year›April
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Cross dressing | Clothes›Disguise
Aesthetics: Allusion, Mythical›Centaur
Environment: Atmospheric›Moonlit | Time of Day›Night
Cultural Issues: Race›Stereotype mule
Aesthetics: Diction›African American vernacular dialect | Narrative›First-person
Actions: Verbal›Conversation | Verbal›Talking
Cultural Issues: Race›Black stereotype
Aesthetics: Narrative›Commentary
Actions: Hunting›Bear hunting | Hunting›Injury | Violent›Killing of animals
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Named bear Ben | Animals›Named dog Lion | Death›Animal bear | Objects›knife
Aesthetics: Narrative›Reported narration
Environment: Public›Bus Depot/Bus stop
Actions: Bodily›Eating | Economic›Paying | Economic›Trading | Verbal›Command | Verbal›Cursing | Verbal›Joking | Verbal›Negotiation | Verbal›Threat
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Overalls | Identity, Cultural›Rural | Mass Media›Telephone
Relationships: Civic›child protection | Familial›Sibling | Social›Adversarial | Social›Paternalism
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Hyperbole | Tone›Humorous
Environment: Auditory›Confused din | Place›Office
Cultural Issues: Mass Media›Telephone | War›Deployment
Environment: Time of Day›Night
Actions: Violent›Murder | Work›Law enforcement
Environment: Time of Day›Night
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Dogs | Animals›Horses | Community›Posse | Death›Corpse | Objects›Scythe | Objects›knife
Aesthetics: Recurring Episodes›Wash charges posse
Environment: Olfactory›Decay | Public›Clock tower
Actions: Emotional›Outrage | Emotional›Shock | Mental›Misunderstanding | Movement›Wagon | Verbal›Apology | Verbal›Cursing | Verbal›Insulting | Violent›Fighting
Cultural Issues: Class›Town v. country/farm | Race›Inverting a stereotype
Relationships: Familial›Brother-brother
Environment: Domestic Space›Kitchen
Cultural Issues: Alcohol›Drunkenness | Violence›Domestic
Environment: Domestic Space›Attic | Time of Day›Night
Actions: Bodily›Bleeding | Emotional›Indignation | Emotional›Respect | Perceptual›Voyeurism | Violent›Fighting | Violent›Stabbing
Cultural Issues: Labor›Prostitution
Aesthetics: Language›French | Language›Profanity | Narrative›Parentheses | Typography/Orthography›Italics
Environment: Atmospheric›Dark | Atmospheric›Light | Atmospheric›Wetness | Auditory›Heartbeat | Auditory›Insect sounds | Auditory›Silence | Domestic Space›Bedroom | Natural›Body of water | Natural›Creek | Natural›Grass | Natural›Hills | Natural›Sand | Natural›Sky | Natural›Water moving / flowing | Olfactory›Flowers | Olfactory›Oversweet organic | Olfactory›Rain | Time of Day›Night | Weather›Warmth
Actions: Bodily›Breathing | Bodily›Dying | Bodily›Going to bed | Bodily›Heart beating | Bodily›Panting | Bodily›Sitting | Emotional›Crying | Emotional›Despair | Emotional›Hate | Emotional›Jealousy | Emotional›Longing | Emotional›Love | Emotional›Pity | Emotional›Self-consciousness | Emotional›Shame | Mental›Thinking | Moral›Lying | Movement›Running | Perceptual›Blurring | Perceptual›Looking | Perceptual›Sensing | Perceptual›Smelling | Physical›Pursuit | Physical›Starting over | Physical›Touching | Play›Playing in water | Verbal›Conversation | Verbal›Questioning | Verbal›Threat
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Shoes | Clothes›Skirt | Clothes›Wet clothes | Gender›Female body | Sexuality›Desire | Sexuality›Experience | Sexuality›First sexual encounter or experience | Sexuality›Sensuality | Sexuality›Sex and death | Sexuality›Virginity
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Horses | Animals›Insects crickets | Body›Eyes | Body›Hand / Palm | Body›Hips | Body›Knee | Character›Impotence | Futility›Failure to defend honor | Morals›Honor | Objects›Fence | Objects›Willow tree | Objects›knife | Psychological›Obsession | Values›Honor
Relationships: Familial›Brother-sister | Familial›Father-son | Hierarchical›Caretaker-mentally challenged person | Romantic›Sexual | Sexual
Aesthetics: Allusion, Biblical›Baptism | Allusion, Literary›Eliot, T. S. | Allusion, Literary›Poem "The Waste Land" | Description›Color gray | Diction›Racist term | Figures of Speech›Island of silence | Figures of Speech›Mirror | Figures of Speech›Negation | Figures of Speech›Simile | Language›Fragments | Language›no no | Narrative›Stream of consciousness narration | Symbolism›Archetype | Symbolism›Cleansing power of water | Symbolism›Sexual symbol | Typography/Orthography›Capitalization | Typography/Orthography›Dialogue with no quotation marks | Typography/Orthography›Lack of Punctuation
Relationships: Familial›Brother-sister
Environment: Public›Train Station/Train depot
Cultural Issues: Clothes | Entertainment›Traveling show | Health and Illness›Injury
Actions: Bodily›Eating | Emotional›Crying | Moral›Punishment | Perceptual›Listening | Physical›Nonverbal taunting or teasing | Verbal›Threat
Cultural Issues: Food›Birthday cake | Ritual›Birthday
Themes and Motifs: Objects›Fire | Objects›knife | Time›Abrupt shift in time | Time›Return to present time
Relationships: Familial›Grandparent-grandchild | Hierarchical›Caretaker-mentally challenged person
Aesthetics: Narrative›Stream of consciousness narration
Environment: Atmospheric›Moonlit | Domestic Space›Bedroom
Environment: Atmospheric›Moonlit | Time of Day›Night
Environment: Time of Day›Night | Time of Day›Two o'clock a.m.
Actions: Verbal›Yelling | Violent›Threatening
Environment: Atmospheric›Dark | Domestic Space›Bedroom
Cultural Issues: Health and Illness›Drugs | Health and Illness›Sleeping pill
Aesthetics: Diction›Rural vernacular
Environment: Time of Year›Christmas | Time of Year›December
Actions: Bodily›Hiding | Movement›Car | Physical›Repair | Verbal›Cursing | Violent›Destructive behavior
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Simile | Language›Ha ha ha | Tone›Humorous | Typography/Orthography›All caps | Typography/Orthography›Onomatopoeia