Character
Academic Terms
Story Vocab
The Most Dangerous Game
Review
100

the main character of a story

Protagonist

100

a literary device where the author provides hints of what will happen through dialogue, characterization, narration, or symbolism 

Foreshadowing

100

A sport or competition OR 

An animal that is hunted

Game

100

Who is the protagonist of The Most Dangerous Game?

Sanger Rainsford

100

The writer’s position on a debatable issue or problem

Claim

200

a character who contrasts the protagonist and highlights key character traits of their personality

Character Foil

200

a literary device that creates an uneasy feeling of anticipation in the reader as they wonder what will happen next

Suspense

200

An ability or skill that one does easily.

Knack

200
What is the name of the island where the story is set?

Ship-Trap Island

200

A mistaken belief or flawed logic that makes for a bad argument

Fallacy

300

the change a character experiences from the beginning of a story to the end

Character Arc
300

A note made in the margins of a book

Annotation

300

Able to be felt

Tangible

300

Rainsford's Character Foil

General Zaroff

300

A response to a team’s counter argument

Rebuttal 

400

the way a character is described in a story

Characterization

400

onversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.

Dialogue

400

Energy; the state of being strong or active

Vitality

400

According to Zaroff, what is the most dangerous game?

Humans

400

A fallacy where the speaker changes the subject to distract the listener

Red Herring

500

A character with depth, layers, and who experiences growth or change over the course of a story

Complex Character

500

any technique used to help the author achieve his or her purpose

Literary Device

500

Lazy

Indolent

500

What animal was Rainsford going to hunt in the Amazon?

Jaguar

500

This painter is known as the "Mother of American Modernism"

Georgia O’Keeffe

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