“The Most Dangerous Game”
Literary Devices
Name: ______________________________
1. Name the three main settings for the story: ______________ _________________ ______________
Describe each of them in detail below:
a.)
b.)
c.)
2. List five examples of suspense that can be found on the first three pages of the story:
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)
e.)
3. Connell provides detailed information about his characters. Turn to the subsequent pages and
characterize (state what personality traits they show) Rainsford or Zaroff based on the below
statements. First, you need to look up the statements on the indicated pages, and then write down the
character’s personality traits based on that statement.
a.) Rainsford’s viewpoint on hunting (page 144-145):
b.) Rainsford’s observations of the crushed underbrush, bloodstained weeds, and empty cartridge
(page 148-149):
c.) Zaroff’s narration of his life story (page 155-156):
d.) Zaroff’s discriminations (page 158-159):
e.) Traits Rainsford displays while trying to escape (page 167-172):
4. a.) Explain the main conflict as it is revealed on page 164.
Explanation: ____________________________________________________________________
Circle one: Internal or External.
b.) For each conflict, give at least one example from the story that demonstrates it.
1. character vs. character
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2. character vs. nature
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3. character vs. himself (Give a specific example. What is the battle in the character’s head?)
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5. Turn to page 146-148 and search for Connell’s use of imagery and state what is its effect on the story
(hint: focus on the various sounds).
6. Find the following cases of irony and write it in quotes from the story:
a.) verbal irony (page 160, Zaroff speaking) =
b.) situational irony (page 163, Zaroff) =
7. Turn to page 166 to find the allusion, “I’ve played the fox, now I must play the cat of the
fable.” Explain.
8. Fill in the words FLAT, ROUND, STATIC, and DYNAMIC for each character. You will use
two adjectives per character.
1. Ivan
_______________ + _______________
2. Zaroff
_______________ + _______________
3. Rainsford _______________ + _______________
4. Whitney _______________ + _______________