Rhetorical Terms
The author's attitude in literature
Tone
Didactic
Didactic: Instructional; Like a teacher
In one word, what is the symbol of the green light?
Hope
Where was Pearl born?
The prison
Appealed to through the use of statistics and if...then sequences.
Logos
The technique of mentioning an idea and its opposite ("rich or poor")
Antithesis
Forbear
To endure
Who killed Gatsby?
George Wilson (Myrtle's husband)
What's the relationship between Hester and Chillingworth?
Husband and wife
Rhetorical Question
What is a reference to another literary work called?
Allusion
Idiosyncratic:
peculiar, unique, quirky
Why did Gatsby buy the mansion (why did Gatsby become Gatsby)?
Who is Hester buried next to (but not touching)?
Dimmesdale
Oxymoron
Two-word contradictory term
Repetition of the beginning word in nearby phrases
Anaphora
Forebear
Ancestor
What was Gatsby's real name?
James Gatz
At the end of the book, what does the A stand for?
Able
To establish credibility, respect
Appeal to ethos
The aspects of a literary work that elicit pity from the audience
Pathos
Speculative
Related to conjectures, hypothetical
Who is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson?
Tom
Key scenes happen here at the beginning, middle, and end of the novel.
"Of the people, by the people, for the people"
Example of parallel structure