The Great Gatsby

what is a few examples of figurative language in The Great Gatsby

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Personification:

"An hour later the door opened nervously and Gatsby hurried in."   (Page 84)

Metaphor:

".... and ran for a huge black knotted tree, whose massed leaves made a fabric against the rain." (Page 88)

Simile:

"It had seemed as close as a star to the moon."

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The Great Gatsby