Genre/Theme/Conflicts
What genre is the most dangerous game in?
It is an adventure genre
How many types of literary devices were there in The Most Dangerous game?
There were 5 literary devices in The Most Dangerous Game.
What does “Mirage” in the most dangerous game mean?
Mirage means something that appears real or possible but is not.
Who is the protagonist in The Most Dangerous Game?
The protagonist in The Most Dangerous Game is Sanger Rainsford.
Richard Connell was born in Poughkeepsie, New York
The two main conflicts in The Most Dangerous Game are Person Vs Person and Person Vs Society.
What is the type of imagery that is mentioned in The Most Dangerous Game?
The imagry that is mentioned in The Most Dangerous game is "a metal chill; a sort of sudden dread."
What does the word Prolonged mean?
Prolonged means continuing for a long time or longer than usual.
Who is the antagonist in The Most Dangerous Game?
Who were Richard Connell's parents?
Richard Connell's parents were Richard Edward Connell Sr and Marie Miller Connell.
What perspective is this short story in?
The Most Dangerous Game is written in Third Person limited because the reader only knows Rainsford's thoughts.
What is the simile that we showed as an example from the short story?
The similie was "The sea was as flat as a plate glass window."
What is a fable
A fable is a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
What is the inciting incident?
The inciting incident is when Sanger Rainsford hears the gunshot and falls off the yacht/boat.
When did Richard Connell publish the short story we read, The Most Dangerous Game?
Richard Connell published the short story The Most Dangerous Game in 1924.
What is the theme of this short story?
The theme or lesson is that ambition can blind you.
What is the example of the hyperbole in the most dangerous game?
The hyperbole is “I am… a beast at bay”
What is the definition of Palpable
The definition of Palpable is the ability to be touched or felt.
How did Sanger Rainsford survive?
How did Richard Connell die?
Richard Connell died of a heart attack in 1949.
How does Sanger Rainsford become stronger and change?
Sanger Rainsford becomes stronger and changes by he learns more about having strategy and fights and lasts for 3 days, hiding from General Zaroff.
What were the examples given of Literary Devices in The Most Dangerous Game?
How is General Zaroff arrogant?
General Zaroff is arrogant because he believes that he can beat Sanger Rainsford just as he beat every other human he played the game with.
What could have been one of the inspirations for Richard Connell to write The Most Dangerous Game?
One of the inspirations for Richard to write the Most Dangerous Game was World War I because it was a war where other people hunted/killed each other just like General Zaroff hunting humans.