Literary Terms
What is a simile?
Comparing things using "like" or "as"
What settings show up in "The Most Dangerous Game"
"Ship-Trap Island," Yacht / sea, jungle, mansion
What point of view is "Volar" in?
First person POV
Who is the main character in the story "Catch the Moon?"
Luis
Which literary term means the feeling or atmosphere that a story creates for the reader
Mood
Which quote from "The Most Dangerous Game" best creates a suspenseful mood?
A) “But no animal can reason,” objected Rainsford. “My dear fellow, there is one that can.”
B) “Ivan is an incredibly strong fellow”
C) “Dusk came, then darkness, and still he pressed on”
D) “That’s odd. It must have been a fairly large animal too. The hunter had his nerve with him to tackle it with a light gun.”
A) “But no animal can reason,” objected Rainsford. “My dear fellow, there is one that can.”
What literary term is this quote an example of...
"Step by step I would fill out: my legs would grow long, my arms hardened to steel, and my hair would magically go straight and turn a golden color."
Imagery
What is the theme of this passage...
“Luis stood by the car for a long time after she was gone. He felt something stir in his chest, something he hadn’t let himself feel in a long time—sadness, but also something else. Hope.”
A) The rewards of hard work
B) Coping with grief and loss
C) The importance of winning at all costs
D) Fear of the unknown
B) Coping with grief and loss
Which type of irony is when the audience knows something the character does not know?
Dramatic Irony
Name at least three characters from the story "The Most Dangerous Game"
Rainsford, General Zaroff, Ivan, Whitney
What is the mood of this quote...
"The view was of a dismal alley that was littered with refuse thrown from windows. The space was too narrow for anyone larger than a skinny child to enter safety, so it was never cleaned."
Bleak / hopeless
What the does the word decapitate mean as used in this quote from "Catch the Moon"
"His father nodded and showed him the bump on his temple where one of Luis's flying saucers had gotten him. 'Practice makes perfect, you know. Next time you'll probably decapitate me' [his father said to Luis.]"
Cut off a head
The emotional feeling of a word is...
Connotation
In the sentence... “He was finding the general a most thoughtful and affable host...” what does the word affable suggest about General Zaroff?
A) He is a dangerous hunter.
B) He is rude and unwelcoming.
C) He is nervous and shy.
D) He is friendly and easy to talk to.
D) He is friendly and easy to talk to.
After learning escapism is one theme, in "Volar" what is one universal theme in the story?
Family, love, self-identity, freedom
Luis is characterized as a rebellious and resentful teenager at the start, who transforms into a more empathetic and understanding individual through his experiences with Naomi and his father.
What is characterization?
A character's personality, traits, and motivations
What literary term can be applied to these phrases from the story "The Most Dangerous Game"...
The island being called "ship-trap island," the red stained leaves, the gun shot, the warning of cannibals, the general hinting at the new "animal" he hunts.
Foreshadowing
What does the word ermine mean in this passage... "sitting in a treasure-room dressed in an ermine coat and a large gold crown."
A) Oversized
B) Expensive
C) Fur from a small mammal
D) Ugly
C) Fur from a small mammal
What literary term can be applied to this quite from "Catch the Moon"
"Tiburón means 'shark,' and Luis had gotten the name from watching an old movie about a Puerto Rican gang called the Sharks with his father."
Allusion