The Most Dangerous Game Figurative Language

. . . like moist black velvet . . .

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"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 --"

• allusion

• imagery

• metaphor

• foreshadowing

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

. . . the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson. . .

• metaphor

• simile

• imagery

• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

. . . night crawled by like a wounded snake. . .

• metaphor

• simile

• foreshadowing

• irony

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Rainsford stood blinking in the river of glaring gold light.

• simile

• personification

• allusion

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the meaning of futile in the following sentence from "The Most Dangerous Game?" Base your answers on context clues. Now he had got a grip on himself, had stopped, and was taking stock of himself and the situation. He saw that straight flight was futile; inevitably it would bring him face to face with the sea.

• direct

• useless

• obvious

• understandable

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What type of figurative language is used in the phrase 'The night was as dark as coal'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In 'The Most Dangerous Game,' what does the phrase 'the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows' exemplify?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which figurative language technique is used in 'The jungle was a living nightmare'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the effect of the figurative language in the sentence 'The wind screamed through the trees'?

• A) It creates a calm atmosphere

• B) It adds to the tension and fear

• C) It suggests a peaceful setting

• D) It indicates a change in weather

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4