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Figurative Language
Literary Elements
Analysis
100

What is the name of the Island?

Ship-Trap Island

100

Identify: “That tough-minded old Swede would go up to the devil himself and ask him for a light.”

hyperbole

100

“A man stood like a statue pointing a revolver at Rainsford’s heart” 

man vs. Man conflict

100

What three things did Rainsford do in the water that conveyed his ability to survive?

calmed down, took of his clothes, swam in the direction of the shots

200
Where is this story set?

the Amazon, Brazil

200

Identify the figure of speech: “The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window.”

simile

200

Identify: "I will not lose my nerve. I will not."

conflict: man vs. himself

200

Mention two things that convey Rainsford’s survival skills while in the jungle.

He knew the time of day from the direction of the sun and used logic to choose which way to go.

300

What animal are Rainsford and Whitney going to hunt?

jaguars

300

Identify:“The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-vanishing fireflies.”

metaphor

300

“Life is for the strong. To be lived by the wrong and if necessary to be taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure.” What kind of conflict is this?

man vs. society

300

Why couldn’t Rainsford foresee General Zaroff’s intensions sooner?

because the general was a very welcoming host.

400

How many shots did Rainsford hear while on the yacht?

three

400

Identify: “There was no sound in the night… but the muffled throb of the engine that drove the yacht swiftly…the swish and ripple of the wash of the propeller.”    

onomatopoeia

400

“This is a very restful stop.” 

dramatic irony

400
Why did General Zaroff think Rainsford would agree that the game was a fun one?
because Rainsford had been in the war therefore had killed men before
500
What three languages does the General speak?
Russian, English, and French
500

Identify: “ He struggled up to the surface and tried to cry out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face…”     

personification

500

Mention two things from the story that foreshadow Rainsford's fate?


the name of the island, the tone and mood of the story, the general's new game

500

How does Rainsford change at the end of the story?

Since Rainsford became the huntee, he now understood the feelings animals feel while trying to escape death.