Vocab
Literary Elements
Author Facts
Characters
Language
100
The verb that defines “To take back or withdraw”?
What is "revoke"?
100
“Humans begin to change when it comes down to their survival, and only the strongest survive” is the theme of which short story?
What is "The Most Dangerous Game"?
100
The author of “The Most Dangerous Game”.
Who was Richard Connell?
100
This is the protagonist in “The Most Dangerous Game”
Who is Rainsford?
100
The cat was coming again to play with the mouse.
What is the metaphor for Zaroff hunting Rainsford?
200
The adjective that defines “Not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash”?
What is "imprudent"?
200
“A Sound of Thunder” is a metaphor for these two things:
What are the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the gun shot
200
The author of "A Sound of Thunder".
Who was Ray Bradbury?
200
This is General Zaroff’s servant in “The Most Dangerous Game”.
Who is Ivan?
200
the metaphor for Zaroff hunting Rainsford?
What is the image of Zaroff?
300
The adjective that defines “existing operating below the threshold of consciousness”?
What is subliminal?
300
“Nor four yards,” admitted Rainsford. “Ugh! It’s like moist black velvet” is an example of which literary element?”
What is atmosphere?
300
Ray Bradbury lived here.
Where is the Bay Area?
300
The guide in “A Sound of Thunder”
Who is Mr. Travis?
300
A sound of thunder.
What is a metaphor for when something bad is about to happen
400
The adverb that defines “dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain;unstable; insecure”?
What is precariously?
400
“Eckles glanced across the vast office at a mass and tangle, a snaking and humming of wires and steel boxes, at an aurora that flickered now orange, now silver, now blue” is an example of this literary element.
What is imagery/sensory language?
400
The year Ray Bradbury was born.
When was 1920?
400
Rainsford’s friend who was on the boat with him before Rainsford fell off in “The Most Dangerous Game”.
Who is Whitney?
400
A metaphor for the chain of consequences that comes from one small action
What is The butterfly effect?
500
The noun that defines “a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions”
What is scruples
500
“The pyramids are still in the earth, waiting to be cut out and put up” is an example of this literary element
What is personification?
500
The state that Richard Connell was born in.
Where is New York?
500
The other two men who were on the safari in “A Sound of Thunder”
Who are Billings and Kramer?
500
Glistening green and gold.
What is an example of alliteration?