Language
Fitzgerald uses a range of syntax devices in order to tell his story, "The Great Gatsby".
Repetition
Fitzgerald makes extensive use of repetition.
For example, when Nick meets Daisy he writes “Daisy made an attempt to rise – she leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression – then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh, and I laughed too and came forward into the room” (p. 14). Fitzgerald uses the repetition of the word “laugh” to create the sense that their laughter is shallow a...