Terms
When an author provides hints or clues as to what is going to come later in the story.
Foreshadowing
He is Rainsford's friend on the yacht that discusses how the hunted Jaguar would feel.
Whitney
The name of Zaroff's island
Ship Trap Island
"Don't talk ROT, Whitney," said Rainsford. "... who cares how a jaguar feels."
ROT most closely means ...
silly, trash, ridiculous
"...he dragged himself from the swirling waters. Jagged crags appeared... Gasping, his hands raw, he reached a flat place at the top.
What kind of imagery is this? What sense does it appeal to?
Tactile Imagery or TOUCH
details about the time and place of a story
setting
This character considers himself civilized because he has electricity and nice things.
General Zaroff
Zaroff's new animal/game
humans
"He did not recognize the animal that made the sound;...with fresh VITALITY he swam toward the sound."
VITALITY most closely means...
energy, endurance, exuberance
"Twenty feet below him the sea rumbled and hissed."
The sea can't hiss! What is this?
personification
emotion evoked in the reader
mood
This silent character is described as a Cossack.
Ivan
Zaroff was ____ hunting animals. He wanted a new animal that could ___________.
bored
think/reason
"Some wounded thing...had thrashed about in the underbrush; the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was LACERATED; one patch of weeds was stained crimson."
Lacerated most closely means
torn, deeply cut, gash
"His smile showed red lips and pointed teeth."
This is what kind of imagery? What sense does it appeal to?
Visual Imagery (sight)
details that appeal to your senses
imagery
This man changes his opinion of how hunted animals feel throughout the story.
Rainsford
He won the game.
Rainsford
PALATIAL most closely means
spacious, large, magnificent, imposing
Because Rainsford is hunted like an animal, what can you INFER that he has learned?
He will understand the feelings and emotions of the animals he will hunt in the future.
giving human characteristics to a non human object
personification
Zaroff's romantic interest
There wasn't one!!
Rainsford was a celebrated hunter who had written several books about hunting.
The general smiled the quiet smile of one who has faced an obstacle and SURMOUNTED it with success." I had to invent a new animal to hunt," he said.
SURMOUNTED most closely means...
overcome, conquer, get over, triumph
The sailors describe Ship Trap island with words like
cannibals, God-forsaken place, bad reputation
This is an example of _____.
foreshadowing