Song of Solomon
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Part 1, Chapter 1 Part 1, Chapter 2 Part 1, Chapter 3 Part 1, Chapter 4 Part 1, Chapter 5 Part 1, Chapter 6 Part 1, Chapter 7 Part 1, Chapter 8 Part 1, Chapter 9 Part 2, Chapter 10 Part 2, Chapter 11 Part 2, Chapter 12 Part 2, Chapter 13 Part 2, Chapter 14 Part 2, Chapter 15
Themes
All Themes The Power of Names Racism Memory and Storytelling Masculinity and Femininity Mercy and Forgiveness
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Jake Macon Dead II Milkman Pilate Dead Ruth Foster Guitar Bains Solomon Susan Byrd
Symbols
All Symbols Flight Gold The Earring Pilate’s Missing Navel
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Oxymorons Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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