Rhetorical Devices
What rhetorical device is being used?
“‘Her family is one aunt about a thousand years old.”
Hyperbole
What did Nick’s father tell him when he was younger that made him reserve his judgements?
To remember that not everyone has the same advantages as Nick.
What caused Gatsby's entire life's purpose and dreams to change?
His first kiss with Daisy
What did the clock that Gatsby broke symbolize?
His botched attempt to repeat the past
What does George want more than ever?
His wife Myrtle
What is the rhetorical device being used?
“They are not perfect ovals--like the egg in the Columbus story, they are both crushed flat at the contact end--but their physical resemblance must be a source or perpetual confusion to the gulls that fly overhead.”
Allusion or simile
Who convinced George Wilson that Gatsby was responsible for his wife's death and infidelity?
Tom Buccanon
Why did Gatsby take the blame for Myrtle’s death?
He took the blame because he loved Daisy
What does the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock symbolize?
Hope
What was Tom trying to pursue in his college days?
To become a Football star
What rhetorical device is being used?
“Blinded by the glare of the headlights and confused by the incessant groaning of the horns, the apparition stood swaying for a moment before he perceived the man in the duster.”
Personification
Who ran over Myrtle?
Daisy
How did Nick feel at Gatsby's first party?
He felt superior to those who just showed up
What does the Valley of Ashes symbolize?
The forgotten side of capitalism.
What was Gatsby goal or what was Gatsby trying to pursue throughout the book?
Daisy
What rhetorical device is being used?
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
Metaphor
Who showed up to Gatsby's funeral?
Nick, Owl Eyes, a few servants, and Gatsby's father
What caused Tom to investigate Gatsby?
Gatsby's close relationship with Daisy
What does Dr. Ecklebergs eyes in the factory by Myrtle's house symbolize?
The all seeing eyes of god and that god sees every action you make
What is Myrtle trying to achieve in her sophisticated life?
Wealth or something that can be more than what Tom treats her with.
”The eyes of Dr T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic-their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face but ,instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a nonexistent nose."
Imagery
What caused Tom to get into an argument with Gatsby in chapter 7?
Gatsby telling Tom that Daisy loves him and not Tom
Why did George Wilson suspect his wife of having an affair with a wealthy man?
He found a dog leash in the drawer at the house
What does the dog that Tom gave Myrtle symbolize?
Their affair
What was Nick's goal when he moved to New York?
To learn bond buisness