Literary+Devices

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: The Most Dangerous Game

Point of View: 3rd person

Protagonist: Rainsford

What type of character is the Protagonist: dynamic character

Antagonist: Zaroff

Describe the setting: (time, place, mood and atmosphere) caribbean

Type of Conflict: man vs man

Describe the main conflict: The main conflict is that Zaroff agrees about hunting humans and Rainsford dosn't.

Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax of the story is when Rainsford jumps off the cliff into the water and tricks General Zaroff into thinking he died.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story: Then protagonist "Rainsford" of the story "The Most Dangerous Game" changed over the course of the story because he see's how it is to be hunted and feels sorry for the animals he has hunted.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme: The relationship between the title and the theme is that there both are based upon hunting.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict helps illustrate the theme by saying that man is the most dangerous thing out there.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?

Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

Simile: An apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a wouded snake

Metaphor: the night would be my eyelids

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Personification: the muttering and growling of the sea breaking on a rocky shore

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Symbol:

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Foreshadowing (give both elements):

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Irony:

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