What is the name of the Island?
Ship-Trap Island
Identify: “That tough-minded old Swede would go up to the devil himself and ask him for a light.”
hyperbole
“A man stood like a statue pointing a revolver at Rainsford’s heart”
man vs. Man conflict
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
the Amazon, Brazil
Identify the figure of speech: “The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window.”
simile
Identify: "I will not lose my nerve. I will not."
conflict: man vs. himself
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.
What animal are Rainsford and Whitney going to hunt?
jaguars
Identify:“The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-vanishing fireflies.”
metaphor
“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
Why couldn’t Rainsford foresee General Zaroff’s intensions sooner?
because the general was a very welcoming host.
How many shots did Rainsford hear while on the yacht?
three
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
“This is a very restful stop.”
dramatic irony
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
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
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.