Literary Devices
Name the literary device: "The icy snow stung his face as his boots cracked through the frozen trail."
imagery
This region in northwestern Canada is where the story takes place.
Yukon
This character has wanted to turn back since the beginning of the story
The dog
"Fifty degrees below zero."
This feeling is created by the description of the extreme temperature.
Fear
This is Jack London's birthday
January 12, 1876
This literary device best describes this quote "The swimmer hated the water"
Irony
This natural ability helps the dog understand that the cold is dangerous.
instinct
This is why the man builds his first fire.
To eat lunch
The man's decision to travel alone can be characterized as...
Overconfident/Egotistical/Reckless
This is the name of the gold rush represented in To Build A Fire
Klondike Gold Rush
This literary device best describes this quote "The bitter wind howled through the empty valley, making the journey feel hopeless"
Tone
A person traveling alone in the wilderness experiences this feeling.
Isolation
This advice from an old-timer does not influence the man enough.
Wear a nose guard / Don't travel alone
"The bitter wind howled through the empty valley..."
This tone is created by the description.
Dangerous / Tense / Hopeless / Isolated
These are the fancy imagery terms to describe the senses of touch, taste, sound, smell, sight
tactile, gustatory, auditory, olfactory, visual
This literary device describes the physical and personality attributes of a character.
Characterization
The loss of sensation in your hands and feet may be signs of this
Frostbite
This is why the man builds his second fire.
To warm himself up after falling into a stream.
"He must not fail." Creates the following tone
Desperation / Dread / Fear
This is the range of years that the gold rush in To Build A Fire occurred.
1896-1899
This literary device best describes this quote "What was a little frost? Nothing serious, that was all"
Irony
This word describes the relationship between the man and the dog if they depend on each other.
Companionship
This causes the man to build his third fire.
A pile of snow snuffing his flame.
London repeats descriptions of the cold, darkness, and empty landscape to create this effect on the reader.
suspense
The use of the pronoun "it" demonstrates what relationship between the man and the dog?
Owner - Property relationship