The Most Dangerous Game Identifying and explaining literary devices and verbals in the text

Literary Terms for the Story: Foreshadowing: a hint or series of hints about what is to come.   Foreshadowing can come as a title, a description, or through narration in the form of descriptions or dialogue that make greater sense once the story is told to the end.

Why Use Foreshadowing? Hinting at things to come helps an author build suspense and prepares the reader's mind for the conflict that is being developed. Foreshadowing also helps the reader believe things that are really unbelievable by giving clues ahead of time that they are possible.

Foreshadowing Examples: "The old charts call it `Ship-Trap Island,"' Whitney replied." A suggestive name, isn't it? Sailors have a curious dread of the place. I don't know why. Some superstition--"(1).

Irony Irony is a literary device in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It may also be a situation that may end up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated. In simple words, it is a difference between the appearance and the reality.

3 Types of Irony 1.Situational irony occurs when the final outcome is contradictory to what was expected. In situational irony, both the characters and the audience are made aware at the same time. How about the ending of this disturbing tale?

Situational Irony example  Rainsford is a hunter who is constantly searching for more and more challenging game. In the end, he himself becomes the game for another hunter who is bored and looking for a challenge.

2. Dramatic Irony In dramatic irony, the characters are oblivious to the situation but the audience is not.

Dramatic Irony example: For example, in “The Most Dangerous Game” we know that Zaroff is walking into a trap on several occasions, but does not. (Or does he?) It creates tension or suspense and is often used in plays and movies.

Verbal Irony Verbal Irony: Something is said that does not fit with what the character really means or intends. Sarcasm is a type of verbal irony.

Verbal Irony example Verbal Irony: "'We'll have capital hunting, you and I,' said the general'"(14).   The general is talking about hunting Rainsford, not hunting WITH Rainsford.