The Great Gatsby
MLA
Figurative language
Harlem Renaissance
Authors
100

Who is the main character in the Great Gatsby 

Nick carraway

100

What are in italics?

Novels, websites, academic journals

100

Simile

Uses “like” or “as” to compare

100

Themes in “The Weary Blues” by Langston Hughes

The power of music to express pain and hope; the African american experience through blues and jazz.

100

Zola Neal Hurston

African-American author/anthropologist. Wrote about African American culture in the south. She shared black stories from a woman’s view. She grew up in eatonville. Wrote “how it feels to be colored me”.

200

Who was Gatsby in love with?

Daisy Buchanan

200

What are in quotations?

Journal articles, short stories, poems

200

Alliteration

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

200

Themes in “dream variations“ by Langston Hughes

Freedom; peace and joy in black identity

200

Claude McKay

Jamaican- American writer/poet. His poems are primarily about racial pride and resistance. He uses strong language to speak out against racism and injustice.

300

What is jay gatsby’s real name?

James Gatz

300

What are brackets used for?

To show changes or additions 

300

Metaphor

A direct comparison not using “like” or “as”

300
Themes in “Harlem” by Langston Hughes 

What happens when dreams are denied or postponed; injustice and danger of oppression.

300

Langston Hughes

African American poet and writer. Writes about the Harlem Renaissance and black life. Wrote “mother to son”

400

Where did Gatsby attend?

Oxford

400

What are block quotes used for?

When a quote is more than four lines of prose or poetry

400

Onomatopoeia 

A word that imitates a sound

400

Key info about the Harlem Renaissance 

Identity, art, resistance

400

Who wrote “everyday use”?

Alice Walker

500

What are the major themes of the Great Gatsby 

Failure to live in the present, love and obsession, The American Dream

500

Where is the thesis located?

At the end of the intro paragraph

500

Hyperbole

Extreme exaggeration used for effect

500

A key figure in the Harlem Renaissance 

Langston Hughes 

500

What did amy tan write?

“Two kinds”

setting- San Francisco