Topic 4 The Most Dangerous Game Figurative Language Essay What is it that makes The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell so unique? The characters are definitely people who you don't come across everyday. The setting isn't a place that you'd like to visit. The plot is an experience nobody wishes to have. The plot, setting, and characters aren't the things that make the short story so unique; Connell's unique way with words is what brings the story to life. He uses metaphors, similes, and personification to make this happen. ` Similes and metaphors are found throughout the story; Connell creates these by comparing things to completely different topics. For example on page 20, Connell writes, ‘ the sea was as flat as a plate-glass window',
in reality we know that the sea shares none of the same characteristics as plate glass. Plate-glass is a type of glass that is difficult to break. Connell describes the plate-glass as flat; he is referring to the usually moving sea being very still. Again on page 34 Connell is comparing; this time instead of comparing physical features he compares behavior. Connell writes, ‘the muck sucked viciously at his foot as if it were a giant leech'. The muck Connell writes about is quicksand; quicksand is a nonliving object so it cannot physically suck on Rainsford's foot. Sucking is the action of the mouth being a partial vacuum; leeches unlike quicksand are living organisms that suck blood. Although the quicksand isn't taking in blood from Rainsford it's acting as if it were a vacuum just like leeches. On page 33 Rainsford compares himself and Zaroff; Connell uses the analogy of a cat and mouse to create the metaphor, ‘ the Cossack was the cat, he was the mouse'. Childhood television programs such as Tom and Jerry and some episodes from Looney Tunes are constant reminders of the cat/mouse relationship. Rainsford is playing the role of the mouse because he is the prey of the cat; the cat is the predator because he is attacking the mouse in hopes to kill it, as does Zaroff with Rainsford. Connell used these metaphors and similes to add more depth and connections to the short story. Metaphors and similes aren't the only things that add depth to the story; personification is definitely added to the list. On page 20 Connell writes,' the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face', water happens to be a non-living organism plus its non-human; it cannot physically slap. Water can move and splash, instead of slapping Rainsford the water probably just splashed him really hard. Connell uses the word slap to enhance the characteristics of the water so readers can relate to the relation. On page 21 Connell does it again when he writes, ‘the growling and muttering of the sea', water is non-living, and it cannot talk. It can however, make sound; the muttering and growling is referring to the sound of splashing water. Doing this he added an even greater depth to the story once again creating connections that the reader can relate to. In conclusion the figurative language Connell used created a greater depth and understanding to the story. He made it very relatable and an interesting read for the reader by creating connections the reader can relate to. Connell's whole word choice is what made The Most Dangerous Game so unique. From the personifications to the metaphors and similes he created a strong word choice that draws the reader in. His word choice resulted with the reader feeling eager to find out what happens next. The story didn't bore and the tones of the story had the reader always hungry for more due to the use of figurative language.
Similes are used throughout Boy Overboard to show a comparison in the readers mind. By using a comparison with another obje0ct and using like or as to show this comparison the object can be shown to be something normally not possible for the person or object to be or do. One example in the story B...
An example of a metaphor in “Four Directions” is when Waverly relates her relationship with her mother to that of a horse and rabbit. “And that’s what she is. A Horse, born in 1918, destined to be obstinate and frank to the point of tactlessness. She and I make a bad combination, because I’m a Rabbit, born in 1951” (167).
Salt to The Sea is a book by Ruta sepetys about 4 people trying to escape the grasps of the russians and in the case of Florian the nazis. They cross the countryside and land at a port. On the way there they lost people and possessions. When they get to the boat they get hit by a torpedo and 2 of them die, Alfred and Emilia.
In “Queens, 1963”, the speaker narrates to her audience her observations that she has collected from living in her neighborhood located in Queens, New York in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. The narrator is a thirteen-year-old female immigrant who moved from the Dominican Republic to America with her family. As she reflects on her past year of living in America, she reveals a superb understanding of the reasons why the people in her neighborhood act the way they do towards other neighbors. In “Queens, 1963” by Julia Alvarez, the poet utilizes diction, figurative language, and irony to effectively display to the readers that segregation is a strong part of the American melting pot.
Displaying one's emotions in public is often not planned nor wanted especially when it comes to crying due to humiliation and shame. In the short story “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros, literary terms such as simile, diction, and repetition are utilized in characterizing emotional “eleven” year old Rachel. The figurative language used, support the images that were intended for the reader to perceive. Diction and repetition help guide the audience with a certain point of view towards the characters. Not only does Cisneros exploit these literary terms to explain and characterize Rachel's feelings but to exhibit how one may not always have the courage, personal strength, or maturity to handle certain situations.
Rudolfo Anaya’s novel bless me, Ultima ignites theory to a community, comprised of goodness and necessary evil. These contrasting existences are described through ghosts of alienation and ostracization from immediate society, evident according to the solitary and lonesome physical appearance of Rosie's house.
Poetry conveys emotions and ideas through words and lines. Long Way Down gives the story about a boy named Will, who wants to avenge his brother. He believes that a guy named Riggs killed his brother. He takes his brother’s gun and leaves his family’s apartment on the eighth floor. On the way down the elevator, he is stopped at each floor and a ghost from his past gets on.
Throughout the story Kurt Vonnegut uses figurative language in order to explain the extensive thought or pain George is going through. Time to Time bergeron’s “mental handicap” buzzes in his ear “ A buzzer sounded in George's head. His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm” (6) this smilie explains how whenever George’s get his mind starts to think more “intelligently” than everyone else the alarm goes off breaking his train of thought until his mind goes blank again. Also Kurt Vonnegut uses figurative language to explain the different sounds and noises george hears “ Sounded like somebody hitting a milk bottle with a ball peen hammer”. To describe Harrison he uses a similes to explain the sheer power of harrison “Harrison
The story has a lot of metaphors. A metaphor is a comparison of two things. The thing that is getting compared are things that are
Authors use figurative language to express nuanced ideas, those that beggar literal description. Such language provides the author an opportunity to play with his reader’s imagination and sense. A piece of literature that uses figurative language is more intriguing and engaging than a writing that aims only to explain. Ralph Ellison’s use of figurative language in “The Battle Royal” paints a powerful and unique story of oppression and the struggle for self-discovery. His juxtaposition of literal and figural language gave the story a dream like quality, all while creating a profound and vivid image.
Suspense, used to change the story drastically, prevents “The Most Dangerous Game,” from seeming too predictable and boring. Author, Richard Connoll, creates suspense by conveying unsettling emotions that the audience can relate to and that give a false sense of predictability. The title of this story, a major factor of suspense, tells the audience exactly what will happen. The interior suspense gives hidden meaning to the title and adds many twists to its foreboding plot. The element of suspense, leaving audiences guessing about future events, allows the audience to get emotionally involved in the story line.
Metaphors and Similes are often used in this story, so the reader has a better image of the setting, this is something, and I find Connell did incredibly well, for instance when he refers to the darkness of the night like moist black velvet, the sea was as flat as a plate-glass and it was like trying to see through a blanket.
Toni Morrison was the first African American author to win the Nobel peace prize for literature. Morrison is known to write a lot of text in older times when white and black people still had a lot of growing to do in society together. Her text, “Recitatif”, is a good example of the struggles some people have to accept people of different color. In this story the narrator and main character Twyla gives us an insight on her life experience from the orphanage to her adult years beginning to see the true colors of society. With symbolism and figurative language “Recitatif” helps the reader to identify the racial tension and racial identity struggles that occur in this text.
Many stories have unique and interesting characterization. However, Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game" and "The Cage Man" expresses a different kind of characterization as both have their own way of expressing and showing a character's personalities. In certain ways, the two stories contrast and compare to one another as Connell use the protagonist and antagonist of each story to develop characterization and the theme of the story. The main characters of each story has an antagonist, which goes against the protagonist. This allows the plot to build up and showcase the characterization of each characters mentioned. All in all, Connell's expression of the characters in the story and the building of personalities for each provide the
Those Winter Sundays and Acquainted With The Night have very little in common. Those Winter Sundays is more of an unorganized poem than Acquainted With The Night. Those Winter Sundays has no rhyme scheme nor does it have any sound devices. Acquainted With The Night has a rhyme scheme and sound devices. though they are different in organization they both use figurative language to get the reader's attention. The two figurative languages that stand out the most in Those Winter Sundays are oxymoron and personification. Acquainted With The Night had more figurative languages but throughout the poem, but symbolism and repetition were the two who stood out most in this poem.They have two completely different themes and structures.