Literary Terms Development in Context

Literary Terms Development

Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful, well-supported answers based on your understanding of literary terms and textual analysis.

Read the following excerpt from 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald and answer the questions that follow:

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves on the trees, just as the flowers started to bloom, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”

1. Which literary device is most evident in the phrase 'great bursts of leaves on the trees'?

2. The phrase 'life was beginning over again with the summer' suggests a sense of   and renewal, which is a common literary  .

3. Explain how the setting in the excerpt contributes to the overall mood or tone of the passage.

4. The excerpt primarily uses imagery to appeal to the reader's sense of touch.

Match each literary term with its definition.

8. Analyze how Fitzgerald uses a combination of imagery, symbolism, and diction in the provided excerpt to develop the theme of hope or new beginnings. Support your analysis with specific textual evidence.