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Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:_____The Most Dangerous Game __ Point of View: 3rd person narrator Protagonist: Rainsford What type of character is the Protagonist? Round, dynamic Antagonist: General Zarrof Describe the setting Night, ship, ocean, beach, fancy house, jungle, swamp, day time Type of Conflict: Man v.s. man Describe the main conflict: Rainsford gets trapped on an island and finds himself being hunted by General Zaroff Describe the Climax of the Story: Rainsford kills general Zaroff How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? His thoughts of animals change when he is hunted by general Zaroff Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. The Theme is that Humans are the most dangerous game, because they have better understanding. How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? General Zaroff likes danger, and He likes hunting. So he hunts Rainsford because he likes to hunt for the most dangerous game. How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? When General Zaroff gets challenged by Rainsford, Rainsford became dangerous. Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes): Simile: “Ugh! Its like moist black velvet. Metaphor: “The night would be my eyelids” Personification: A sharp hunger was picking at him. Symbol: Animal Heads all over the walls meant the owner of them was a good hunter Foreshadowing (give both elements): “where there are pistol shots, there are men.” Later in the story, he finds an enormous building Irony: “When I shot one of his prized turkeys, he didn’t punish me, he complimented me on my marksmanship. Imagery: The muttering and growling of the sea breaking on a rocky shore. Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. Humans are always trying the things that makes them happy.