Gatsby Literary Devices Definitions (Gatsby)

Giving an object or non-living thing animal / human like qualities

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

Expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, for humorous or emphatic effect.

Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

figure of speech where one thing is compared to another; while not being a literal connection

The state of being strikingly different from something

Story events are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character

Figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together

A brief reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean (often sarcastic)

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities and the symbolic meaning attributed to natural objects or facts

A warning or indication of (a future event).

when the story shifts from telling what is currently happening to telling what has happened before

occurs when there's a difference between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead