Question

Read Nick's description of Gatsby's house below:

We went upstairs, through period bedrooms swathed in rose and lavender silk and vivid with new flowers, through dressing-rooms and poolrooms, and bathrooms, with sunken baths . . .
Which literary element is best represented in this excerpt?
A. Paradox
B. Imagery
C. Symbolism
D. Verbal irony

Answer 1

It B. I just took it.

Answer 2

The literary element used in this excerpt is B. imagery. Imagery is the use of very descriptive language, either visually or figuratively. It is commonly used in literary work to help the reader make more sense of what is goint on in the story. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses imagery a lot in The Great Gatsby.