The Great Gatsby Ch.2

“…ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens where ashes take the forms of houses and…” p.26

• simile
• metaphor
• allusion
• verbal irony

“When he saw us a damp gleam of hope sprang into his light blue eyes.” p.28

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• alliteration
• consonance

“…until after eight o’clock the apartment was full of cheerful sun. “ p.33

• analogy
• situational irony
• dramatic irony
• personification

When she moved about there was an incessant clicking as innumerable pottery bracelets jingled up and down upon her arms. “ p.33

• onomatopoeia
• allusion
• allegory
• symbolism

“I never was any more crazy about him than I was about that man there.’She pointed suddenly at me,…” p.39

• oxymoron
• hyperbole
• verbal irony
• dramatic irony

What is on the billboard in the desolate land, and what does it symbolize?

Who is George Wilson? (Be VERY specific and detailed)

Where does Tom take Nick and Myrtle? (Be VERY specific and detailed)

Why does Myrtle get her nose broken? (Be very specific and detailed)

What was the party like for Nick? How do you know? (provide evidence)