"The Most Dangerous Game"
The main character, a famous hunter
Who is Rainsford?
The narrator's younger brother, who is physically disabled
Who is Doodle?
A hint at something that will happen soon
What is foreshadowing?
Able to be felt
What is tangible?
It is intentionally ambiguous (open to interpretation)
What happens at the end of The Most Dangerous Game?
A mute giant
Who is Ivan?
This is used as a symbol for Doodle's fragile existence
What is the scarlet ibis?
Person vs. Person, for example
What is a type of conflict?
To decorate
What is bedeck?
This is about the size of a large chicken
What is a scarlet ibis?
This kills one of Zaroff's dogs
What is the Burmese tiger pit?
"It was in the clove of seasons, summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born, that the ibis lit in the bleeding tree," for example
What is an example of foreshadowing?
How a character is represented in a work of literature
What is characterization?
To overcome a difficulty or challenge
What is surmount?
Without it, life would be boring
Why is conflict necessary?
"Blood warm waters," and "Who cares how a jaguar feels?" for example
What are examples of foreshadowing?
It is battered by the storm, before landing in the Bleeding Tree
Why does the scarlet ibis die?
This is a statement about the topic
What is a theme?
Unable to be wrong; always right
What is infallibility?
This prewriting exercise requires you to keep writing the entire time, without worrying about spelling or punctuation
What is Quick Writing?
"The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun," for example
What is a theme of this story?
"Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold," for example
What is a theme of this story?
The difference between what is expected, and what actually happens
What is irony?
Difficult or unable to see through
What is opaqueness?
Zaroff is such nice guy, giving Rainsford three choices instead of just two
What is an example of Verbal Irony?