The Great Gatsby: Rhetorical Devices Quiz

Which rhetorical device is primarily used in the description of Gatsby's parties to highlight their extravagance and allure?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

In the novel, Nick Carraway often uses which rhetorical device to provide insight into other characters' thoughts and motivations?

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Imagery

• Stream of consciousness

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Fitzgerald's use of color symbolism throughout the novel serves to:

• Create a vivid setting

• Represent characters' emotions

• Highlight social divisions

• All of the above

Which rhetorical device does Fitzgerald use to contrast the lives of the wealthy characters with those living in the Valley of Ashes?

• Juxtaposition

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Euphemism

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg serve as a(n) __________, representing the moral decay hidden behind the façade of wealth and happiness.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Allegory

• Irony

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Fitzgerald's use of __________ in describing Gatsby's hope and dreams emphasizes the unattainable nature of the American Dream.

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Logos

• Anaphora

The narrative technique of having Nick Carraway as the narrator serves to:

• Provide an unbiased perspective

• Offer a critique of the upper class

• Add layers of irony

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which rhetorical device is used in the novel to suggest that the past cannot be recreated?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Paradox

• Euphemism

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Fitzgerald's description of Daisy's voice as "full of money" is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Synecdoche

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The use of __________ in the final pages of the novel serves to reflect on the themes of time and the American Dream.

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Alliteration

• Anecdote

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3