Gatsby vocabulary and literary terms
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22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 grotesque | excessive, or strikingly odd |
| pomp | magnificent display |
| labyrinth | a maze |
| symbol | an object that represents something more than just itself |
| condescending | lowering oneself to a level considered less dignified |
| situational irony | actual outcome is different from expected outcome |
| peremptory | cruel; destructive |
| ascertain | to learn with certainty; to find out |
| tumultuous | marked by violence |
| defunct | dead or broken |
| complacency | a smug satisfaction with one's self |
| contiguous | touching or next to |
| modish | stylish or fashionable |
| exposition | the information needed to understand a story, includes background info and character descriptions |
| pander | one who acts as a go between in sexual intrigues |
| aesthetic | appreciative of or responsive to what is beautiful |
| irreverent | disrespectful |
| verbal irony | what is said is the opposite of what is meant |
| dramatic irony | the reader or certain characters are aware of something unknown to another character and this lack of knowledge affects words or actions of that character |
| disconcerting | upsetting |
| supercilious | arrogant |
| ambiguous | open to interpretation; having differing possible meanings |
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