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Short Stories - Literary Devises 10/20 Complete the bottom half. Point of View: Third person

Protagonist:Rainsford

What type of character is the Protagonist?: Dynamic

Antagonist:Zaroff

Describe the setting: (time, place, mood and atmosphere) Mood- Fearfull, suspensefull. Place- An Island with only a couple men on it. Be specific, it's mentioned in the story. Time- Not that long after world war 1.

Type of Conflict: Man vs Man.

Describe the main conflict: The game Zaroff is playing with Rainsford.

Describe the Climax of the Story: When Rainsford starts to fight back and sets up traps which help him win the game. Fighting back is part of the conflict, when is the turning point/climax?

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?: He shows he is not going to die easily, and fights back in the game. Which helped him win.

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme: The game Zaroff trys to play with Rainsford is the most dangerous game you can play, it's man vs man fight until death.

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?: With all the fighting it shows that "The Most Dangerous Game" is very real.

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?: It shows that the game they just played that it is very dangerous.

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Simile: <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Metaphor: <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Personification: <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Symbol: The setting is a symbol, the jungle is a symbol for the confusion and plays tricks on his mind throughout the story.

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Foreshadowing (give both elements): The gunshots he hears while on the boat forshadows Rainsford later having to evade zaroff.

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