Literary Terms
When an author uses one object to represent another object
What is symbolism?
A medieval code of honor and courtesy used by Knights
What is chivalry?
The protagonist of the story
Who is Rainsford?
The antagonist of the story
Who is Montresor?
What is imagery?
Something or someone who is gentle and easy to manage
What is docile?
The point in the story that Rainsford realizes that he is going to be hunted by General Zaroff
What is the climactic event, or turning point?
The conflict between Fortunato and his pride
What is an internal conflict?
A comparison of objects that uses the words like or as
What is a simile?
Grand and magnificent like a palace
What is palatial?
Richard Connell compared Rainsford and Zaroff to a cat and mouse to introduce what type of literary element
What is symbolism?
"It will not kill me.... I shall not die of a cough" is an example of which literary term
What is foreshadowing?
Giving non-human objects human-like characteristics
What is personification?
to long for or have a desire for something or someone
What is yearn?
The setting for this adventurous story
What is Ship-Trap Island?
What is Theme?
to bubble over or boil with an emotional excitement
What is seethe?
The hunter becoming the hunted is an example of which type of literary element
What is irony?