Terms: Examples
What is the MOOD of The Most Dangerous Game?
Suspenseful, spooky, mysterious
specifics
details
What happened to Harry Avalon during the circus performance when the storm hit unexpectedly?
he fell to his death
Ship Trap Island
Identify the SUBJECT:
The class has a quiz on Friday.
class
Imagery
language that appeals to the senses
imagery
The daughter of the trapeze artist
What sound did Rainsford hear that caused him to fall off the boat?
gunshots
Identify the VERB:
The class has a quiz on Friday.
has
In The Leap, the line "lips never again to meet" is an example of
Foreshadowing
atmosphere
mood
Where did the narrator's mother and father meet?
In the hospital (after the accident)
He was becoming bored / he got too good at it
Dependent or Independent Clause:
Even though he studied
dependent
Zaroff delaying the answer for Rainsford and the reader about the new animal he's hunting is a way to build...
SUSPENSE
when the reader/viewer knows something that the characters in the story do not
dramatic irony
What is the name of the trapeze group the mother is a part of?
The Flying Avalons
General Zaroff
Dependent or Independent?
The weather was perfect over the weekend.
Independent
Explain how Rainsford is a Dynamic Character
He didn't care about the preys' feelings, but once he became prey, it changed.
hinting at future events
foreshadowing
What are the three times that the narrator owes her existence to her mother?
She saved herself during the circus tragedy, she met her new husband (narrator's father) in the hospital, and she saved her from the fire.
What are the three traps that Rainsford used to evade Zaroff?
Malay mancatcher (a hidden log that would fall once triggered)
Burmese Tiger Pit (hole in the ground with spears)
Ugandan Spring Trap (knife tied to a sapling)
Dependent or Independent: He cried.
Independent