Blog Topic #1: Rhetoric Strategies

·         Hyperbole “I’m p-paralyzed with happiness” (Page 9).

·         Irony “I like large parties. They're so intimate. At small parties there isn't any privacy.” (Page 54).

·         Personification “Myrtle pulled her chair closer to mine and suddenly her warm breath poured over me the story of her first meeting with tom.” (Page 30).

·         Satire “He must have looked up at an unfamiliar sky through frightening leaves and shivered” (Page 111).

·         Synecdoche “Her voice is full of money.” (Page 120)

In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald employs a number of a number of rhetoric devices, revealing his creative and witty style of writing. In chapter 3, Jordan explains that “[he] like[s] large parties… any privacy” (54). Fitzgerald cleverly uses irony to make perfect sense of an unorthodox statement. He displays sarcasm when he describes that Daisy was “paralyzed with happiness (9” upon meeting Jordan Baker. Not only is this expression employing a strong exaggeration, but also a sarcastic one, revealing Daisy’s attitude with wit. In explaining Gatsby’s impractical dream, Fitzgerald explains that This satire suggests that Gatsby was too trying too hard to live a flawless life, undermining his judgment as a character in a witty way. The author also suggests that Daisy is wealthy in the clever synecdoche “Her voice is full of money.” (Page 120). Through the use of these rhetoric devices, Fitzgerald reveals his clever and creative style.