Nick describes Tom Buchanan as "one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterward savors of anti-climax."
A Modest Proposal is ironic in that Swift proposes an outrageous solution to address the problem of poverty in Ireland, but his proposal is actually a scathing critique of the government's failure to address the issue.
Hamlet is a tragedy because it tells the story of a character with a fatal flaw who brings about his own downfall and leads to the downfall of others around him.
An epic poem is a lengthy narrative poem that tells the story of a heroic journey or quest, often featuring larger-than-life characters and supernatural elements.
The real monster in Frankenstein is arguably Victor Frankenstein himself, who created and abandoned the creature and then refused to take responsibility for its actions.