Fitzgerald first sets the scene as the reader learns that it is through the 'summer nights' and it's his 'neighbour'. This encourages the reader to grasp a setting before the writer goes on. Additionally, we learn that the neighbour has 'blue gardens'. The use of the adjective 'blue' forms imagery that is much more vivid and allows the reader to form a clear image of how his 'neighbours house' must look.

In addition, the writer describes the 'men and girls' that came and went as 'moths'. This is of significance because Fitzgerald purpose describes them in this way as it can come across as ambiguous to the reader. The use of the simile 'like moths among the whisperings' infers that people are drawn into this neighbours house. Perhaps they're drawn to the bright lights such as the 'blue gardens' hence the reference to moths. However, Fitzgerald cleverly contrasts this with a more sinister interpretation. Often, when moths land on a bulb for instance, they burn their wings, so perhaps Fitzgerald wanted to make the reader aware of the more sinister and dangerous side of his 'neighbours house'; although it may appear to be fun and eccentric, there may be more to it that meets the eye.

Moreover, the reader learns that there is a major wealth and materialism sense to what the narrator is describing. The constant lists of items that his neighbour owns, allows the reader to form a clear image of how everything looks. The use of specific language such as “champagne…aquaplanes…Rolls-Royce' is used wisely by Fitzgerald as the reader is made to recognise that material possessions are evidently important at this time. This once again makes the scene very vivid as every item that is described often has a pre-modified adjective before it making it seems a lot more exclusive and eccentric. Furthermore, Fitzgerald chooses vocabulary wisely to emphasise how bold and eccentric everything in his 'neighbours house' is. For example 'turkeys bewitched to a dark gold'. The word 'bewitched' brings a magical sense but also a sinister one too. This makes the reader appreciate how the level of materialism that there is. In addition, the constant repetition of quantities – “five crates…two hundred…a corps…several hundred feet” and the use of plurals including “boats” and “verandas” is used extensively by Fitzgerald; perhaps to emphasise the significance of wealth during the roaring twenties. Fitzgerald also uses the ‘and’ frequently to accentuate this as it appears to make the lists seem longer.

In continuation, the syntax that Fitzgerald uses is chosen specifically. The sentences are often quite long and have lists of items within them and this deliberately ties in with the flamboyance of the parties and antics that occur next door. The majority of sentences start with a moment in time. For instance “every Friday…at least once…by seven o'clock” This aids the vividness of the scene as the reader is really made to capture each moment and section within the description. Fitzgerald creates a specific tone to the piece which is arguably quite slow-paced. The way in which the narrator describes the antics of next door makes the piece rather extensive to some degree. The observer-narrator, in the first two paragraphs describes and emphasises the preparations involved for the parties that occur next door. For instance, “on Monday’s eight servants, including an extra gardener, toiled all day with mops and scrubbing brushes…and garden-shears” This clearly implies that a lot of effort takes place before-hand. Perhaps, this links with the context of the time and that due to the influence of the American dream, consummation and gaining social status was a huge part of anyone’s life. In addition, it is pertinent to acknowledge the fact that the narrator identifies that the gardener is an ‘extra’ and is therefore more than his neighbour would usually have. The observer-narrator evidently pays close attention to everything that occurs next door.

Fitzgerald purposely allows there to be a shift in dynamics. Whilst writing in past tense for the majority, the writer changed to present tense at 'by seven o'clock'. The reader is now placed in the same time as the text which makes everything that is now said to feel more real than it did before. Perhaps Fitzgerald wanted the reader to have a real insight into the next door which makes the reader acutely aware of the importance of everything that is occurring.

Additionally, Fitzgerald uses colour to make the scene more vivid to the reader. He mentions that the 'lights grow brighter' and how the orchestra are playing 'yellow cocktail music'. Fitzgerald does this to really form a clear and precise image in the readers mind as describing the colours will paint a exact image for the reader. Moreover, the colours the writer are uses are very bright and warm which may be used deliberately because perhaps this is the feel that his 'neighbour's house may give off to the narrator.

Without a doubt, Fitzgerald both wisely and deliberately uses a range of literary devices to make this scene that much more vivid to the reader. From syntax to lexis, the reader is made strongly aware of exactly how everything looks and feels in his neighbours house.