Story Elements 1
The island
What is the setting for The Most Dangerous Game?
This is the first conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game."
What is Rainsford's argument with Whitney about hunting?
The most exciting point in the story; the point where things turn around for a character.
What is the climax?
The fog was so thick, that it could be cut with a knife.
What is tangible?
The time setting of the story.
What is between 1919 and 1930?
The unexpected outcome in a story.
What is Irony?
General Zaroff wants Rainsford to first...
"What is go hunting with him?"
"Rainsford dug himself in in France when a second's delay meant death. This is an example of...
What is the antecedent action?
Rainsford became Zaroff's prey.
What is quarry?
This is the point in the story when things get wrapped up- the conflicts of the story are resolved.
What is the Denouement?
The problem or complication in the story.
What is Conflict?
Which detail in the story helps you visualize Rainsford fear and confusion.
What is "most of the story is told in the dark"?
Rainsford falls off the yacht into the warm Carribean waters is the...
What is the inciting incident?
Having electricity on the island was a comfort of home.
What is an amenity?
This animal actually put Zaroff into a state of recovery for six months.
What is the Cape Buffalo?
When Rainsford must fight the sea.
what is man vs. nature?
This is the final conflict in the story.
What is fighting General Zaroff?
Rainsford never slept in a better bed he thought. This is an example of...
What is the resolution?
Brushing your teeth each day is necessary.
What is imperative?
The Malayan Man Cathcher, and the Burmese Tiger Pit.
What are two traps that Rainsford sets for Zaroff?
The conversations characters have with one another.
What is dialogue?
Jason had an unsettling smile when we played poker. This is another word for unsettling.
What is uncanny?
Rainsford finds the chateau, discovers he is to be hunted, and sets traps to catch the General...
What is the Rising Action
The principal will allow certain pranks without question.
"What is condone?"
Rainsford's hunting knife, and Zaroff's pistol.
What is man vs. technology?