The Most Dangerous Game Flashcards
Protagonist
The main character of a literary work
Antagonist
The character or force that is in conflict with the protagonist
Plot
They series of events related to a central conflict or story
Conflict
The struggle between two forces in a literary work
Characterization
The act of creating or describing a character
Suspense
A feeling of expectation, anxiousness, or curiosity created by questions raised in the mind of the reader or viewer’s
Figurative language
Is writing or speech meant to be understood imaginatively instead of literally
Metaphor
Is comparison in which one thing is spoken of or written about as if it were another
Simile
Is a comparison of two seemingly unlike things using the words like or as
Hyperbole
An overstatement or an exaggeration
Personification
A figure of speech in which an animal, I think, or a force of nature is giving human characteristics
Allusion
A reference to a well – known person, event, object, or work from history or literature
Symbolism
Anything that stands for or represents both itself and something else
Able to be touched or felt
Palpable
Having substance or reality; capable of being touched
Tangible
Friendly or harmless
Disarming
Something that makes life easier or more pleasant
Amenity
Skilled in breaking a whole into its parts and examining their relationships
Analytical
Forgive or overlook an offense
Condone
Cruel; uncultured
Barbarous
Showing concern
Solicitously
To give life to; to move to action
Animate
Having no result or affect
Fertile
Describe the mood of the story
The mood was suspenseful, creepy, Erie, dark, and scary
What is meant by “he lived a year in a minute”?
It seemed like a long time fit in the small space of time
What is meant by “ I am still a beast at bay”
He is comparing himself to base/creature that is sitting and waiting for his prey
In which sea has Connell set Ship Trap Island
The Caribbean Sea
If Rainsford when is the hunt what does Zaroff promise him
Zaroff will let him live and take him back to the mainland
Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt
Hey spans the first night of the hunt and A Tree
How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”
He uses survivors from the ship wrecks or he will buy people
What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story
It is not stated directly, But we infer that Rainsford killed him
What purpose does Whitney serve in the story
He is a secondary character that introduces foreshadowing of what is to come later in the story
What is the name of the island? Why is it significant
Ship – trap island. The name is significant because it foreshadows the evil that takes place on it
What effect does the “game “seem to have had on Rainsford
The “game “slightly change is his way of thinking and results in his killing of GZ
Discuss Rainsford’s escape from the jungle and Zaroff by jumping into the water
The jungle represents chaos and loss of control. To survive, Rainsford needed to escape the jungle and was able to do that by jumping into the ocean
