NAME: ______________________
The Great Gatsby
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
DEVICES
Definitions:
Simile
Metaphor
A common figure of
speech that explicitly
compares two things
usually considered
different.
A word or phrase
denoting one kind
of object or idea
used in place of
another to suggest
a likeness or
Most similes are
analogy between
introduced by like or them
as
Does not use like
or as
Personification
Attributing animation
to something
inanimate
Treating a thing or
abstract quality as
though it were a
person
Examples in The Great Gatsby:
In his blue gardens men and
girls came and went like
moths amoung the
whisperings and the
champagne and the stars.
“The late afternoon sky
bloomed in the window for a
moment like the blue honey
of the Mediterranean .”
Other Examples:
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Green light metaphor to
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Eyes of Dr. Eckleburg
metaphor to ____________
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Nick’s description of the
Buchanan’s lawn when he
first arrives at their
home:
"The sun smiled down on the
children at play."
Other Examples:
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Gatsby's house metaphor for _______________________
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