Yearly Exam Quotes

Quotes and Scene References from Great Gatsby, Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate About You

“green light”

Symbolism (American Dream, hope, desire)

“extraordinary gift for hope”

Metaphor (American Dream, idealism, ambition, Gatsby)

“Why of course you can!”

Exclamation (American Dream, hope, idealism, the past)

“valley of ashes”

Symbolism (Moral decay, capitalism, American Dream, Inequality)

“ashes grow like wheat”

Simile (Capitalism, American Dream, destruction)

“boats against the current”

Extended metaphor (The past, dreams, Failure, time, hope, human struggle

“voice is full of money”

Metaphor (Wealth, class, Daisy, materialism, American Dream, privilege)

“old money”

Symbolism (Social class, wealth, privilege, inequality, status)

“careless people”

Characterisation (Moral corruption, privilege, Wealth, class, responsibility, inequality)

“Can’t repeat the past?”

Rhetorical question (The past, obsession, dreams, love, obsession)

“He wanted to recover something”

Metaphor (The past, love, dreams, obsession, memory)

“Nobody came.”

Short sentence (Loneliness, superficiality, wealth, relationships, isolation)

“a man of some little mystery”

Characterisation (Appearance vs reality, deception)

“eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg”

Symbolism (Moral decay, judgement, society)

“beautiful little fool”

Irony (Gender patriarchy, society)