“the Most Dangerous Game”

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“the Most Dangerous Game” By Richard Connell “Analyzing Literature for plot, theme, irony and characterization”

Plot the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work,

Theme Theme is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly.

Irony Irony is a figure of speech 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.

characterization Characterization is a literary device that is used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story. It is in the initial stage where the writer introduces the character with noticeable emergence and then following the introduction of the character, the writer often talks about his behavior; then as the story progresses, the thought-process of the character. The next stage involves the character expressing his opinions and ideas and getting into conversations with the rest of the characters. The final part shows how others in the story respond to the character’s personality