Vocabulary
Literary Terms 1
Literary Terms 2
Story Points
Potpourri
100
This vocabulary word describes the doorknocker on Zaroff's mansion.
What is grotesque?
100
This literary term is the point in the story when the conflict begins.
What is the inciting incident?
100
This is the literary term is used to describe the way authors SHOW readers the traits of a character.
What is indirect characterization?
100
This is Zaroff's country of origin.
What is Russia?
100
This is why Zaroff hunts humans.
What is the fact that animals no longer challenge him?
200
This vocabulary word describes the feeling that Zaroff develops that causes him to start hunting humans.
What is ennue?
200
This literary term refers to the feeling an author attempts to create in the reader.
What is mood?
200
These are two literary techniques used in the following quotation: "An apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a wounded snake..." (Connell 27).
What are personification and simile?
200
This is the way readers know that Rainsford wins the battle with Zaroff.
What is the fact that he sleeps in Zaroff's bed?
200
Use a vocabulary word that is an adverb to complete this sentence: If you pursue a goal _________________ you will probably achieve it.
What is doggedly?
300
It would be __________________ to cross the street with your eyes closed.
What is imprudent?
300
This is the literary technique used in the following quotation: "The revolver pointed as rigidly as if the giant were a statue" (Connell 20).
What is a simile?
300
This is the literary term associated with a hint.
What is foreshadowing?
300
This is why the author of "The Most Dangerous Game" changes the point-of-view near the end of the story.
What is the fact that he wants the reader to wonder whether Rainsford survives?
300
If something happens every day, it happens ____________.
What is invariably?
400
These are what keep you from doing bad things.
What are scruples?
400
This is an example of foreshadowing in the story.
There are several possible examples in the story.
400
This is the literary term that describes Whitney's role in the story.
What is a dramatic foil?
400
This is where Rainsford and Whitney are going when the story begins.
What is Rio?
400
This vocabulary word describes what Rainford is trying to do throughout most of the story.
What is elude?
500
This is the definition of debacle.
What is a sudden and violent defeat?
500
This occurs after the resolution.
What is the denouement?
500
The following quotation could be considered an example of these two literary terms: "...there was one small trait of the general's that made Rainsford uncomfortable. Whenever he looked up from his plate he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly" (Connell 22).
What are indirect characterization and foreshadowing?
500
This is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game."
Who is Richard Connell?
500
These are the names of the first two traps Rainsford sets.
What are the Malay mancatcher and the Burmese tiger pit?
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