What are five similes or metaphors from chapter 1 in the great gatsby?

Answer 1

1. "A sudden emptiness seemed to flow now from the windows and the great doors, endowing with complete isolation the figure of the host, who stood on the porch, his hand up in a formal gesture of farewell." (Metaphor - comparing the feeling of emptiness to a flow)
2. "The lawn and drive had been crowded with the faces of those who guessed at his corruption - and he had stood on those steps, concealing his incorruptible dream." (Metaphor - comparing Gatsby's dream to something that is unchangeable and pure)
3. "At two o'clock a man in a dustcoat, a paunchy figure with a moustache and with affected English accent, rang the doorbell. It was the first time he had been invited to Gatsby's house, and he was unreasonably excited." (Simile - comparing the man's excitement to being without reason)
4. "In the main hall a bar with a real brass rail was set up, and stocked with gins and liquors and with cordials so long forgotten that most of his female guests were too young to know one from another." (Metaphor - comparing the cordials to being uncommon and forgotten)
5. "I followed him over a low whitewashed railroad fence, and we walked back a hundred yards along the road under Doctor Eckleburg's persistent stare." (Simile - comparing Doctor Eckleburg's stare to being constant and unrelenting)

Answer 2

Similes can also be found numerous times throughout the novel; one example is when Gatsby's parties are first described: "men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars". The people in attendance are like moths, flocking to his party simply because they are attracted by the bright lights and commotion rather than having any real attachment to Gatsby or true commitment to the affair. Daisy is described as "gleaming like silver, safe and proud above the hot struggles of the poor". Silver, a most pure element, gives her an image of beauty and regality, emphasizing her status as an East Egger above the lower people. On their first meeting with Nick, Daisy and Jordan's "dresses were rippling and fluttering as if they had just been block back in after a short flight around the house". This image gives the two women a very flighty and airy feel, as if they had no substance, yet also a feel of a great energy. Later in the novel it is seen that both of the women have a great deal of vitality, Daisy fighting between her two men and Jordan revealing herself to be a strong and rather devious person, so this simile foreshadows their later actions, in a way.

Answer 3

1. "As if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away."

2. "The Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe."

3. "The only completely stationary object in the room was an enormous couch on which two young women were buoyed up as though upon an anchored balloon."

4. "Their dresses were rippling and fluttering as if they has just been blown back in after a short flight around the house."

Answer 4

Figurative language in Chapter one of The Great Gatsby include Daisy uses the metaphor to describe Nick as â??A rose, an absolute rose!â?? Similes include "As if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away." , "The Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe." , "The only completely stationary object in the room was an enormous couch on which two young women were buoyed up as though upon an anchored balloon." and "Their dresses were rippling and fluttering as if they has just been blown back in after a short flight around the house."

Answer 5

p. 39

"In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars."

Answer 6

"And only let me leave it in the soap dish when she saw that it was coming to pieces like snow."Pg 76

Answer 7

figurative language