The Great Gatsby Glossary Terminology
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Alliteration
When a series of words start with the same letter or sound
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Allusion
An indirect reference to something else (Fitzgerald alludes to Keats poem 'Ode to a Nightingale' when Daisy claims she hears a nightingale's song in the garden)
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Ambiguity
When a word or idea can be interpreted in different ways
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American Dream
Idea that Americans are free to achieve anything if they work hard. In the 1920s, the American Dream was linked to the pursuit of wealth
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Anaphora
Repetition of a word or sequence of words at the beginning of nearby clauses
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anti-Semitism
A hatred of Jewish people
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Art Deco
A style of design that inspired elegant and functional buildings, furniture and art
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boom
In economic terms, a period of prosperity
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bootlegging
Smuggling and selling alcohol in secret during the time of prohibition in America
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choric voice
Using, or taking on a narrative role that is similar to the 'chorus' in Greek Tragedy (e.g. commenting on the action of the plot)
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consumerism
A widespread preoccupation with buying, or wanting to buy, consumer goods
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epigraph
A short and meaningful quotation or phrase at the beginning of a book or chapter
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feminism
In literature, a movement concerned with how women are presented by writers
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flapper
Type of 1920s girl, wore low-waisted dresses and had short hair. Challenged traditional expectations of how women should act (e.g. smoking & drinking)
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foil
A character who contrasts with one of the main characters (e.g. Wilson is a foil to Tom)
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form
The type of literature a work is (e.g. structure, plot, novel)
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genre
The type of literature a work is (e.g. tragedy, romance)
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Gold Rush
Large migration of people to an area following the discovery of gold there
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Great Depression
Long period of economic hardship following the 1929 Wall Street Crash
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hyperbole
Deliberate exaggeration used to emphasise something
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imagery
Figurative language that creates a picture in the reader's mind, including metaphors and similes
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irony
When words are used in a sarcastic or comic way to imply the opposite of what they normally mean
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Jazz Age
Phrase Fitzgerald uses for the 'Roaring Twenties'
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juxtaposition
Where two things are placed next to each to create a contrast
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metafiction
When a work of fiction draws attention to the fact that its fictional (i.e. breaking the fourth wall)
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metaphor
A way of describing something by saying it is something else
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Modernism
In literature, a movement in the early 20th Century, where writers rejected traditional literary conventions and tried to create something new
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motif
A repeated image or symbol
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myth
Traditional story that has special significance for the culture that it belongs to
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narrator
Speaker who tells the story, usually from their point of view
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oxymoron
A figure of speech that joins two contrasting ideas (e.g. elegant, young rough-neck)
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parody
A speech or work that mocks or exaggerates the features of another speaker or literary style
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pathetic fallacy
When weather matches the mood of the scene
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pathos
Quality in text which creates feelings of pity or sorrow in the reader
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poetic prose
Prose which shares some of the features of poetry (e.g. imagery or metaphorical language)
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postmodernism
Late 20th century movement arguing that reality changes depending on perspective. Explored traditional tension between high and low culture
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prohibition
A ban on making, selling and transporting alcohol which existed in America between 1920 and 1933
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protagonist
Main character of the narrative
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Realism
Writing style that tries to give the impression that it faithfully represent reality
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recession
A period of shrinking economic activity, resulting in high unemployment
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retrospective narrative
When the narrator writes in the present, discussing events that have already happened in the past
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rhythm
Pattern of sounds created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables
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Romanticism
Movement that began in the 18th Century. Valued beauty, nature and the individual.
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satire
Kind of writing that makes fun of an individual, society or politics to highlight certain flaws
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sibilance
Repetition of 's' or 'sh' sound
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simile
A way of describing something by saying that it is like something else
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speakeasy
Place where people could illegally buy and drink alcohol during prohibition
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stereotype
A set of ideas about what a certain social or cultural group is like
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symbol
Object that stands for something else (e.g. Tom's car is a symbol of wealth)
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synaesthesia
Intentional confusion in a description of the senses (e.g. yellow cocktail music)
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synonym
A word that has a similar meaning to another word and can be used as a substitute
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tone
Mood or atmosphere determined by the words the writer uses
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tragedy
A literary genre that explores the meaning and impact of human suffering
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tragic hero
Protagonist of a tragedy who struggles against the gods or an unfair society and, in failing, dies
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Wall Street Crash
Collapse in the value of shares in New York, 1929, that triggered a worldwide financial crash
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World Series
A major league baseball competition held in America
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
An indirect reference to something else (Fitzgerald alludes to Keats poem 'Ode to a Nightingale' when Daisy claims she hears a nightingale's song in the garden)
Back
Allusion
Card 3
Front
When a word or idea can be interpreted in different ways
Back
Card 4
Front
Idea that Americans are free to achieve anything if they work hard. In the 1920s, the American Dream was linked to the pursuit of wealth
Back
Card 5
Front
Repetition of a word or sequence of words at the beginning of nearby clauses
Back
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