Georgia O'Keefe Vocab
The meaning of assumption.
The meaning of Tangible?
What is something able to be touched and experienced physically.
The famous hunter who accidentally falls off his yacht and swims to the island.
Who is Rainsford?
The spooky name of the mysterious island where sailors get stranded.
What is Ship-Trap Island?
The name of the introduction of the either the characters, setting, conflict or background information?
What is exposition?
The meaning of eccentric.
What is someone who behaves in slightly strange or unusual ways.
The meaning of Indolently.
What is inclined to avoid effort; lazy.
The evil villain of the story who hunts humans for fun because animals got "too boring.
Who is General Zaroff?
Zaroff turns on false lights in the ocean to trick ships into crashing into these.
What are rocks?
The development of the conflict, the obstacles the protagonist faces and the longest portion of the story.
What is the Rising Action?
The meaning of Genesis.
What is the beginning or origin of a thing.
The meaning of sensuous.
What is dealing with the senses as opposed to the intellect
Zaroff's giant, quiet assistant who guards the mansion door.
Who is Ivan?
Zaroff lives in this giant, fancy house on the island.
What is a chateau (or mansion)?
The ending, tells you how things turn out.
What is resolution?
The meaning of mortify.
What is to embarrass, humiliate or cause to feel foolish.
The meaning of mirage.
What is an optical illusion, often occurring in the desert.
Rainsford’s friend on the boat who wonders if hunted animals feel fear.
Who is Whitney?
The dangerous, muddy part of the island where quicksand traps people.
What is Death Swamp?
The part of a story's plot that happens right after the climax, lowering the emotional tension and leading the characters toward the final resolution.
What is the falling action?
The meaning of rancor.
What is a feeling of anger or hatred about something in the past.
The meaning of vitality.
What is lively and energetic
Zaroff gives his human prey a three-hour head start, food, and this sharp tool.
What is a hunting knife?
General Zaroff keeps a pack of these fierce animals to help him track down his prey.
What are hunting dogs (or hounds)?
The turning point in the story or the moment of greatest tension.
What is the climax?