AP Lang - The Great Gatsby, Rhetorical Analysis,
Figurative Language Exam 2023 with complete solution
Fitzgerald is best known for his portrayal of life during which American era?
the 1920s
Explain how Gatsby's dream symbolic of the American Dream?
Those who pursue the American Dream can never be satisfied, because the American
Dream entails always striving for something more than what we already have. Gatsby
embodies this in his constant wanting for Daisy, despite the decadent wealth that he is
always accumulating.
Explain the theme of money as presented in the novel
In the eyes of Gatsby, wealth is simply a means at which he can use to obtain Daisy,
and it does not necessarily bring him any joy. His "new money" also exemplifies that
money cannot buy class. In Daisy's and Tom's case, money makes them careless and
cruel, as they believe money will protect them forever ("Clean up the mess they made").
What kind of people are Tom and Daisy?
Careless, selfish people, who "smash up people and things and then retreat into their
money."
How do all the characters know each other?
Daisy is Nick's cousin who meets Tom because he is Daisy's husband and Jordan
because she is Daily's friend. Nick meets Gatsby because they are neighbors, who
knows Daisy and Tom because he once had an affair with her. Tom knows George
Wilson. Tom has an affair with Wilson's wife, Myrtle, who knows Daisy because she is
Tom's wife. Nick is introduced to Myrtle.
What is Nick symbolic of in the novel?
Nick represents how much the American dream can change people. Nick, when he first
moves to New York, does so for purely business. However, once he meets Gatsby and
reconnects with Daisy, his values quickly change. This is also influenced by Gatsby's
extravagant parties and their behaviors while in New York.
tone
A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative
language, and organization on the sentences
logos
Appeal to logic
ethos
appeal to credibility of author
pathos
Appeal to emotion
audience
the listener, viewer, or reader of a text
message
whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
purpose
the goal the speaker wants to achieve
speaker
Figurative Language Exam 2023 with complete solution
Fitzgerald is best known for his portrayal of life during which American era?
the 1920s
Explain how Gatsby's dream symbolic of the American Dream?
Those who pursue the American Dream can never be satisfied, because the American
Dream entails always striving for something more than what we already have. Gatsby
embodies this in his constant wanting for Daisy, despite the decadent wealth that he is
always accumulating.
Explain the theme of money as presented in the novel
In the eyes of Gatsby, wealth is simply a means at which he can use to obtain Daisy,
and it does not necessarily bring him any joy. His "new money" also exemplifies that
money cannot buy class. In Daisy's and Tom's case, money makes them careless and
cruel, as they believe money will protect them forever ("Clean up the mess they made").
What kind of people are Tom and Daisy?
Careless, selfish people, who "smash up people and things and then retreat into their
money."
How do all the characters know each other?
Daisy is Nick's cousin who meets Tom because he is Daisy's husband and Jordan
because she is Daily's friend. Nick meets Gatsby because they are neighbors, who
knows Daisy and Tom because he once had an affair with her. Tom knows George
Wilson. Tom has an affair with Wilson's wife, Myrtle, who knows Daisy because she is
Tom's wife. Nick is introduced to Myrtle.
What is Nick symbolic of in the novel?
Nick represents how much the American dream can change people. Nick, when he first
moves to New York, does so for purely business. However, once he meets Gatsby and
reconnects with Daisy, his values quickly change. This is also influenced by Gatsby's
extravagant parties and their behaviors while in New York.
tone
A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative
language, and organization on the sentences
logos
Appeal to logic
ethos
appeal to credibility of author
pathos
Appeal to emotion
audience
the listener, viewer, or reader of a text
message
whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
purpose
the goal the speaker wants to achieve
speaker
