The Great Gatsby

Euphemism

Reforming a phrase that seems rude to make it more formal and respectful.

Didactic

Makes it so the Author feels more intelligent and knowledgeable than the reader.

Caesura

a pause in a line, it basically disrupts the flow and rhythm of the line

Consonance

Repetition of consonant sounds
The Lumpy bumpy gumpy dude.

Rhyming Couplet

2 lines that has the words at the end rhyme with each other

Logical Fallacy

error in reasoning and argument.

Allegory

Artwork or Story that has a bigger meaning than just the visuals.

Analogy

comparison of two things to see what is the same and difference about them

Sardonic

seen as mocking or saracastic

Alliteration

same initial letter of words

Paradox

A statement that contradicts itself
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Motif

a recurring idea or theme in a work

Anaphora

repeating of a phrase or word in every new sentence or line

Diction

word choice that an author uses to convey meaning.

Juxtaposition

Putting two different ideas together to see their differences