The Most Dangerous Game
Figurative Language
Figurative
Language
Passage
SIMILE
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Literal Meaning
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“The lights of the yacht
became faint and evervanishing fireflies . . .”
Hyperbole
2
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“. . . it was set on a high
bluff, and on three sides of
it cliffs dived down to
where the sea licked greedy
lips in the shadows.”
As Rainsford silently “crouches
there” waiting for the general,
he feels as though one single
minute is the length of an entire
year. Rainsford is nervous, and
time seems to stall.
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Rainsford means that he should
still be considered as dangerous
prey. Rainsford is trapped and
has no choice but to fight his
attacker (the general).
Metaphor: A comparison between two unlike things that have some characteristics common between them. Ex.: “He is the black sheep of the family.” Simile: A figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things by using the words “like” or “as.” Ex: “My love is like a red, red rose.” Personification: attaching human traits and characteristics with inanimate objects or animals. Ex.: “The raging winds.” “The warm and comforting fire.” Hyperbole: Extreme exaggeration. Ex: “I have waited an eternity.”