Sentence examples for gourd vine from inspiring English sources

Her research is almost as evident in the 1934 novel "Jonah's Gourd Vine" as in her book of folklore, "Mules and Men," which appeared the following year.

Jonah (a recurrent figure, associated with resurrection), sleeping nude in the shade of his large-leaved gourd vine, looks like the pagan Endymion.

In 1934 she published her first novel, Jonah's Gourd Vine, which was well received by critics for its portrayal of African American life uncluttered by stock figures or sentimentality.

One must go to Hurston's autobiographical novel, "Jonah's Gourd Vine," for a portrait of this highly charismatic but morally weak man, whose compulsive philandering eventually destroyed all he'd built.

Her portrayal of the troubled Crittendon, Potts, and Pearson marriages in Jonah's Gourd Vine is a case in point.

When you dance, you have to be willing to learn from another person". The class read from works such as Native Son by Richard Wright, Jonah's Gourd Vine by Zora Neale Hurston, and "Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes.

Bottle gourd vines are quick-growing annuals with hairy stems, long forked tendrils, and a musky odour.

Because gourd vines tend to spread all over the place, many gardeners tie the vines to trellises.

But as I ran out of time, arranging the gourd vines was rather like trying to untangle a kite on a windy beach.

Surrounded by Thai banana trees and blooming hibiscus flowers, Tri Sa surveyed the acres of her farm plot with purpose, stopping to prune her wandering bottle gourd vines or point out inviting, bright green leaves.

The roof is made with gourds, date vines and acorns.