The Great Gatsby Literary Devices

What does the green light symbolize for Gatsby?

• hopefulness, dreams, the future

• friendliness, happiness

• ambition, money

• family, ancestors

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"Can't repeat the past?" he cried incredulously. "Why of course you can" 

• Gatsby

• Tom

• George Wilson

• Meyer Wolfsheim

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is George Wilson looking out the window at when he says, "God sees everything." ?

• The ash heap

• The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleberg

• The green light

• Gatsby's car

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The owl-eyed man is an example of which literary device?

• metaphor

• synecdoche

• anachronism

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

written conversation between two or more characters.

• diction

• dialogue

• personification

• flashback

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a writer's or speaker's choice of words and way of arranging the words in sentences.

• imagery

• hyperbole

• diction

• flashback

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a conversation or an event that happened before the beginning of the story.

• flashback

• figurative language

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What literary device is used in the phrase 'the valley of ashes'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which character in 'The Great Gatsby' is most associated with the use of irony?

• Nick Carraway

• Jay Gatsby

• Daisy Buchanan

• Tom Buchanan

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What is the significance of the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg in the novel?

• They symbolize the moral decay of society.

• They represent Gatsby's lost dreams.

• They are a symbol of wealth and power.

• They signify the love between Gatsby and Daisy.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5