Plot and Conflict
In “Casey at the Bat,” this event happens right before Casey comes up to bat.
Jimmy and Flynn reach base before Casey
Casey is shown as confident and admired by the crowd, revealing this trait.
Arrogance or pride
The setting of “Casey at the Bat” is this kind of familiar American location.
Baseball stadium/field
“Casey at the Bat” teaches this lesson about pride.
Pride and overconfidence can be your downfall
In "Casey at the Bat” what basic literary device is being used" And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow."
Metaphor (compares the force of the swing to a shattering object)
In “The Most Dangerous Game,” the main conflict is between these two forces.
Man vs. man (Rainsford vs. Zaroff)
Norma’s willingness to press the button in “Button, Button” reveals this moral flaw.
Greed (or selfishness)
Ship-Trap Island creates this mood at the start of “The Most Dangerous Game.”
Suspenseful/mysterious or ominous/eerie
In “The Most Dangerous Game,” this theme explores the line/role between civilization and animals.
Humans can become the hunted (predator to prey)
“The Most Dangerous Game” while still on the yacht, Rainsford hears gunshots and then a high-pitched scream. What literary device is this an example of?
Foreshadowing
In “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket,” Tom’s main internal conflict is between these two desires.
Career success/work vs. his personal life/happiness/relationships
Tom Benecke’s actions climbing onto the ledge show this about his character.
Determined or ambitious (to a fault) Brave?
The high-rise apartment in “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” contributes to this feeling.
Fear or anxiety
The yellow paper in “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” symbolizes this.
Misplaced priorities or meaningless ambition of work over relationships
In "Contents of the Dead Man's pocket" what literary device is being used "The yellow sheet of paper drifted down and down, looking like a leaf on the pavement"?
Simile
In “Button, Button,” the main conflict begins when Norma and Arthur disagree about this.
Whether or not to press the button
Zaroff’s description of his refined manners and love of hunting reveals this contrast in his character.
Civility/arrogance versus savagery/insanity
What atmosphere in "Button, Button" is created by the mysterious box.
Suspenseful/tense or mysterious
The button in “Button, Button” symbolizes this.
Moral choice/temptation/greed
What is ironic in the story "Button, Button"?
Arthur, is the one who dies, which is the exact opposite and she did not know her own husband.
Each story ends with irony. Name the ironic twist in any one story.
Might Casey strikes out / Rainsford becomes the hunted / Tom realizes his paper was worthless and loses it again/ Norma’s wish kills her husband as she did not know him
Rainsford changes his view on this idea after becoming the hunted.
His belief that animals don’t feel fear changes to understating what it means to be prey the fear they have
The ordinary lives in two of these stories symbolize what about human nature?
Fear and greed revealing moral weakness (Button, Button and CDMP)
All four stories contain irony that supports a moral or theme about this human flaw.
Selfishness or overconfidence
Each story uses these devices to help tell the story, what are they?
Suspense, figurative language, and/or irony