Words, words, words
What word means -
a state in which someone is deep in thought
abstraction
simile, metaphor, personification
“Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in
a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes”
What is a simile
comparing Gatsby's face to looking like death because he was so pale
What is a being symbolized by The Valley of Ashes?
Moral decay (bad behaving)
“She (Daisy) was just eighteen, two years older than me, and by far the most popular of all the girls in Louisville… I was flattered that she wanted to speak to me because of all the older girls I admired her most”
Jordan Baker
Why does Daisy get really intoxicated the night before her wedding?
She knows she is making a mistake by marrying Tom Buchanan
What word means -
a usually unintended consequence
ramification
“...[T]hat voice was a deathless song”
metaphor
Directly comparing a voice to a deathless song
What is being symbolized by the eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg?
What is God or a higher power
“‘Take ‘em downstairs and give ‘em back to whoever they belong to. Tell ‘em all Daisy’s change’ her mine. Say ‘Daisy’s change’ her mine!’”
Daisy Buchanan
What amount of money did Dan Cody leave Gatsby? Money that he never received.
What is $25,000
What word means -
Something that is no longer operational
defunct
“The quiet lights in the houses were humming out into the darkness…”
Personification
giving human qualities of humming to a house
What is being symbolized by the defunct (broken) clock on Nick's mantel?
The concept of time or the past
“‘If it wasn’t for the mist we could see your home across the bay… You always have a green light that burns at the end of your dock’”
What is used as a symbol for Gatsby and Daisy's relationship when they meet again at Nick's house?
What is the weather
What word means -
not happening at regular intervals
sporadic
“Daisy’s voice was playing...tricks in her throat”
personification
giving Daisy's voice human qualities
What is symbolized by Wolfsheim's cuff buttons?
Death, corruption, intimidation
“‘You can’t repeat the past”
Nick Carraway
What word means - unable to be expressed in words; unspeakable
Ineffable
What word means -
events that might occur in the future, especially
unexpected problems
contingencies
“After that I lived like a young rajah in all the capitals of Europe--Paris, Venice, Rome…”
Simile
Comparing how Gatsby lived in Europe, like a prince
What is symbolized by the automobile such as the Ford Model -T?
The American Dream
“‘I’d like to know who he is and what he does… And I think I’ll make a point of finding out”
Tom Buchanan
What word means -
unclear or indistinct
nebulous