Literary Device
Directly comparing two things using “like”, “as”, or “than”
Simile
Jack was born in the year of this animal
Tiger
Dark, impossible to see through
Opaque
The main character’s name is
Rainsford
The underlying message the author is trying to convey
Theme
Pg. 27 “Contempt felt good, like wine”, is an example of this literary device
Simile
A collection of wild or unusual animals, especially for exhibition
Menagerie
Pg. 1 “The old charts call it ‘Ship-Trap Island’, Whitney replied. A suggestive name, isn’t it”
The quote is an example of this literary device
Foreshadowing
The narrator is a person in the story, telling it from their point of view
First person narration
Pg. 39 “Only a few years after I was born, the Great Famines struck China”.
I would annotate the quote for this purpose
To give background information/ context
Contempt
Feeling scorn or disrespect towards something
Pg. 15 “The Cossack was the cat”
The quote is an example of this literary device
Metaphor
Symbolism
A literary device where characters, objects, places, or ideas are associated with a deeper meaning
Lauho is juxtaposed with this toy
Obi-Wan Kenobi action figure
Imprudent
Unwise, not considering the consequences of an action.
It is imprudent to not study
Pg. 3 “An unbroken front of snarled and ragged jungle fringed the shore”.
What does the jungle symbolize
General Zaroff’s lack of civility/ The trap that is his “game”
Juxtaposition
A literary device where two things are placed together for a contrasting effect
Pg. 27 “What kind of woman puts herself into a catalogue so that she can be bought?”
The quote is connected to this later scene
When Jack’s mom is in the hospital he is thinking; Pg. 35 “I schemed about how to lie to the corporate recruiters most effectively so that they’d offer to buy me”
Cultural Revolution of 1966
A period of time when Communist policies were being enacted in China; millions were executed if they didn’t support the Communist Party
Pg. 17 “Rainsford knew now how an animal at bay feels”.
What theme is the author trying to convey
Multi answer