Great Gatsby Vocabulary

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Process revealing character's personality

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Characterization

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Characters, settings, images representing bigger ideas

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Symbol

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Character contrasting another to highlight traits

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Foil

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Figure of speech referencing person, place, thing, or event

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Allusion

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Literary device: Advance hint of future events

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Foreshadowing

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Contrast between expectation and reality

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Irony

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Central message of a writer

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Theme

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Recurring element with symbolic significance

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Motif

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Literary element that evokes feelings

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Mood

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Choice of words

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Diction