Gatsby Terms to Know

Analogy

comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

Anaphora

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

Apostrophe

speech or address to a person who is not present or to a personified object

Asyndeton

the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence

Chiasmus

literary device in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order

Conceit

an extended metaphor, also known as a conceit or sustained metaphor, is the use of a single metaphor or analogy at length in a work of literature

Metonymy

a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept

Paradox

a statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth

Polysyndeton

literary device that uses multiple repetitions of the same conjunction