Definitions
definition of supercilious
What is: behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others?
2 synonyms for supercilious
What are: arrogant, haughty, disdainful, scornful, contemptuous?
2 antonyms for supercilious
What are: humble, modest, subdued, reserved, shy, sheepish?
definition of symbol
What is an object that represents something other than itself?
The character who said, "that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
definition of vehement
What is: showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense?
2 synonyms for vehement
What are: angry, intense, impassioned, fervid?
2 antonyms for vehement
What are: uninterested, dispassionate, mild, apathetic?
"...(T)he dust-covered wreck of a Ford which crouched in a dim corner" is an example of this.
What is personification?
The character who said, "Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can!"
Who is Jay Gatsby?
definition of garrulous
What is: excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters?
2 synonyms for garrulous
What are: talkative, blabbering, verbose, prolix?
2 antonyms for garrulous
What are: reticent, uncommunicative, taciturn, extremely quiet?
"...(T)wisting them up toward the frosted wedding-cake of the ceiling, and then rippled over the wine-colored rug..." is an example of this.
What is imagery?
The character who said, "I've got a nice place here."
Who is Tom Buchanan?
definition of jaunty
What is: having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner?
2 synonyms for jaunty
What are: glad, cheerful, joyful, merry, gleeful, mirthful?
2 antonyms for jaunty
What are: serious, depressed, sedate, low-key?
"So we drove on toward death through the cooling twilight" is an example of this.
What is foreshadowing?
The character who said, "I just remembered that today's my birthday."
Who is Nick Carraway?
definition of debauch
What is: to destroy or debase the moral impunity of; to corrupt?
2 synonyms for debauch
What are: abuse, defile, brutalize, debase?
2 antonyms for debauch
What are: elevate, ennoble, uplift?
5 elements we can analyze in literature
What are characterization, setting, structure, narration, and figurative language?
The character who said, “You said a bad driver was only safe until she met another bad driver? Well, I met another bad driver, didn’t I?"
Who is Jordan Baker?