Literary Terms
The events in a story
Plot
The protagonist in "The Most Dangerous Game"
Sanger Rainsford
The definition of theme
The moral or lesson of a story
The genocide in "An Ordinary Man" was between these two groups
The Hutus and Tutsis
A coming together of two sides
Alliance
Giving humanlike characteristics to a non-human thing
Personification
The protagonist of "A Sound of Thunder"
Eckels
"Even one person can make a difference"
An Ordinary Man
In "The Cask of Amontillado," the narrator kills Fortunato because of this reasons
Revenge for insulting him
Not being held responsible for actions
Impunity
Where the story takes place
Setting
The antagonist in "The Cask of Amontillado"
Fortunato
"Humans should not act like animals"
The Most Dangerous Game
In "The Most Dangerous Game," General Zaroff believes hunting this is the most dangerous and exciting to hunt
Humans
To being lying down
Repose
Character vs. Character, Character vs. Self, and Character vs. Society are all types of this
Conflict
The Monster in "A Sound of Thunder"
Tyrannosaurus Rex
"Revenge can go too far"
The Cask of Amontillado
In "A Sound of Thunder," Eckels kills this by accident, changing the course of history
A butterfly
To recede or go down
Subside
Something that stands for or represents something else
Symbol
The protagonist in "An Ordinary Man"
Paul Rusesabagina
"One action can change everything"
A Sound of Thunder
In "The Most Dangerous Game," Ivan is killed this way
By a knife trap Rainsford left for Zaroff
To overcome an obstacle
Prevailed